dart

1. 1.

   a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

   Broaderprojectile

   Narrowerbanderilla
2. 2.

   a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

   Broadertuck

   Part ofgarment
3. 3.

   a sudden quick movement

   Synonymsflit

   Broadermotion

1. 1.

   move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

   “The hummingbird flitted among the branches”

   Synonymsflitflutterfleet

   Broadertravel rapidly

   Narrowerbutterfly
2. 2.

   run or move very quickly or hastily

   “She dashed into the yard”

   Synonymsdashscootscudflashshoot

   Broaderrush

   Narrowerplunge
3. 3.

   move with sudden speed

   “His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke”

   Broaderlunge

Other forms of dart

plural

darts·

past tense

darted·

present participle

darting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dart

What does dart mean?

dart means "a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dart?

dart has 1 syllable: dart. In IPA it is /ˈdɑɹt/.

What is another word for dart?

Close synonyms include flit, flit, flutter, fleet, dash. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dart a common word?

dart is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.