dart

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US /dɑrt/ UK /dɑːt/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

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noun
a small pointed missile; to move suddenly and swiftly

A swallow darted across the pond after an insect.

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1 noun · a small pointed missile; to... dash bolt rush fly shoot scurry

Opposites

dawdle saunter crawl

Word family

Derived forms darterdarting

Etymology

From Old French dart ('a missile, arrow, spear'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *daroth ('javelin'), related to Old English daroth ('spear, dart').

dart Old French *daroth Proto-Germanic

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# dart

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** dɑrt
**IPA (UK):** dɑːt

## Meanings
1. a small pointed missile; to move suddenly and swiftly

## Examples
- A swallow darted across the pond after an insect.

## Synonyms
- dash
- bolt
- rush
- fly
- shoot
- scurry

## Antonyms
- dawdle
- saunter
- crawl

## Derived Forms
- darter
- darting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dart
- Root: *daroth

## Etymology
From Old French dart ('a missile, arrow, spear'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *daroth ('javelin'), related to Old English daroth ('spear, dart').

## AI Etymology
Dart is from Old French dart ('a missile, arrow, spear'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *daroth ('javelin'), related to Old English daroth ('spear, dart'). Important recorded forms include dart (Old French) and *daroth (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers a small pointed missile; to move suddenly and swiftly. The wider family includes derived forms such as darter and darting.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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