1
a
archaic
: a light spear
b(1)
: a small missile usually with a pointed shaft at one end and feathers at the other
(2)
2
a
: something projected with sudden speed
especially
: a sharp glance
b
: something causing sudden pain or distress
darts of sarcasm
3
: something with a slender pointed shaft or outline
specifically
: a stitched tapering fold in a garment
4
: a quick movement
made a dart for the door
darted; darting; darts
1
: to throw with a sudden movement
2
: to thrust or move with sudden speed
3
: to shoot with a dart containing a usually tranquilizing drug
: to move suddenly or rapidly
darted across the street
Examples of dart in a Sentence
Noun
He was hit with a poisoned dart.
Her favorite game is darts.
a quick dart to the left
Verb
We saw a deer dart across the road.
The frog darted its tongue at a fly.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The video depicts Williams engaging in various activities around Nashville, from karaoke to darts.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 7 Aug. 2025
Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
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Noun
Dart handled a blitz with his dart to Smith-Marsette particularly well.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
The video depicts Williams engaging in various activities around Nashville, from karaoke to darts.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Joao Pedro took 12 touches in the first half of the Milan game, mainly concerned with occupying defenders, making darting runs and being alert when the ball came his way.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
The cat spooks, darting under a pile of debris that was once a house.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
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“Dart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dart. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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dart
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a small pointed object that is meant to be thrown
b
plural
: a game in which darts are thrown at a target
2
: something causing a sudden pain
3
: a stitched fold in a garment
4
: a quick movement
made a dart for the door
dart
2 of 2 verb
: to move or shoot out suddenly and quickly
the toad darted its tongue at a fly
darted through the traffic
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