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Darts

/ˈdɑːts/

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin

📖 Definitions of "Darts"

noun
  1. 1

    A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin

  2. 2

    Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.

  3. 3

    (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.

  4. 4

    A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.

verb
  1. 1

    To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.

  2. 2

    To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot

    "The sun darts forth his beams."

  3. 3

    To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart

    "They had to dart the animal to get close enough to help"

  4. 4

    To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly

    "The flying man darted eastward."

noun
  1. 1

    (games) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land

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