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I UK [dɑː(r)t] / US [dɑrt] verb
Word forms "dart":
present tense I/you/we/they dart he/she/it darts present participle darting past tense darted past participle darted

1) [intransitive] to make a sudden quick movement somewhere

dart across/forward/into/off etc:

She darted forward and snatched the bag away from the girl.

A child darted out in front of our car.

2) [intransitive/transitive] if you dart a look or a glance, or if your eyes dart somewhere, you look there suddenly and for a very short time

dart something around/across/at etc:

He darted nervous glances around the auditorium.

II UK [dɑː(r)t] / US [dɑrt] noun
Word forms "dart":
singular dart plural darts

1) [countable] a small pointed object that you throw at a round board in order to score points in the game of darts

2) [countable] a small pointed object that you fire from a gun or throw as a weapon. Darts often contain poison or a drug to make wild animals become unconscious.

3) [singular] a sudden, quick, and usually short movement

make a dart for:

The cat made a dart for the door as he came in.

4) [countable] a narrow pointed fold made in a piece of clothing by sewing so that it has a better shape or fits better

5) [singular] literary a sudden, quick, and usually short feeling of fear, anger etc