The meaning of Dart

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Usage examples:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Usage examples:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Usage examples:

The horses shied and bolted

verb

Walk or run with leaping strides.

Usage examples:

Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun

A leaping movement towards or over something.

Usage examples:

I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb

Form the boundary of; enclose.

Usage examples:

The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

verb

Run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

Usage examples:

I dashed into the garden

exclamation

Used to express mild annoyance.

Usage examples:

Dash it all, i am in charge

noun

An act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily.

Usage examples:

She made a dash for the door

verb

Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.

Usage examples:

She walked to the deep end, then she dived in

noun

A plunge head first into water.

Usage examples:

He hit the sea in a shallow dive

verb

A headlong plunge into water

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

noun

A type of ammunition resembling a needle, used in bombs, shells, and guns.

Usage examples:

Doctors say they have pulled flechettes from dead and wounded fighters

noun

The action or process of flying through the air.

Usage examples:

An eagle in flight

verb

(in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace.

Usage examples:

He flighted a free kick into the box

noun

An aircraft trip, or the occasion of being a passenger in an aircraft

Usage examples:

[ c ] we’ll be arriving home on tuesday on flight 147., [ c ] all flights out of midway have been c…

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

Usage examples:

Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun

An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.

Usage examples:

Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.

noun

A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.

Usage examples:

Almost 40 years ago ed lewis discovered a remarkable fly that differs from an ordinary fly by one e…

noun

The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.

Usage examples:

The horse broke into a furious gallop

verb

(of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.

Usage examples:

We galloped along the sand

verb

A fast gait of a horse

verb

Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

The cat jumped off his lap

noun

An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

In making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance

Move forward by leaps and bounds

verb

Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.

Usage examples:

He leapt on to the parapet

noun

A forceful jump or quick movement.

Usage examples:

She came downstairs in a series of flying leaps

verb

Move forward by bounds

noun

A sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something.

Usage examples:

Lucy made a lunge for gabriel's wrist

verb

Make a lunge.

Usage examples:

Mcculloch raised his cudgel and lunged at him

verb

Exercise (a horse) on a lunge.

Usage examples:

It seemed wise to lunge him first, as he had not been ridden for days

noun

An object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon.

Usage examples:

One of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectator

noun

A flying weapon that has its own engine and can travel a long distance before exploding at the place at which it has been aimed

Usage examples:

A nuclear missile, a guided missile, rioters hurled missiles at the police.

verb

(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.

Usage examples:

As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

noun

A sudden swoop or spring.

Usage examples:

The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

verb

Smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice.

Usage examples:

The example shown in plate ix is unusual for its green ground, which was achieved by pouncing the s…

noun

A missile designed to be fired from a gun.

Usage examples:

The guns were deployed to flail the village with their one-ton projectiles

adjective

Denoting or relating to a projectile.

Usage examples:

A projectile weapon

noun

An object that is thrown or fired, esp. from a weapon

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

verb

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

noun

A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

Usage examples:

Hill started from pole position and won the race

verb

Compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective.

Usage examples:

The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced

noun

Each of the major groupings into which humankind is considered (in various theories or contexts) to be divided on the basis of physical characteristics or shared ancestry.

Usage examples:

People of all races, colours, and creeds

noun

A tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground.

Usage examples:

Aquatic plants come in many forms, from relatively simple multi-cellular algae to reeds and water l…

noun

A type of tall, stiff grass that grows near water

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Usage examples:

I usually go for a run in the morning

verb

Move fast by using one's feet

verb

Move with urgent haste.

Usage examples:

Oliver rushed after her

noun

A sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people.

Usage examples:

There was a rush for the door

noun

An erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.

Usage examples:

Then the land went down, and there was marsh of rushes and willow and hazel.

verb

(especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement.

Usage examples:

He scampered in like an overgrown puppy

noun

An act of scampering.

Usage examples:

He heard the squeak and scamper of rats

verb

Run or move about quickly or lightly

verb

Go or leave somewhere quickly.

Usage examples:

They scooted off on their bikes

verb

Run or move very quickly or hastily

verb

Make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet.

Usage examples:

We scrambled over the damp boulders

noun

A difficult or hurried clamber up or over something.

Usage examples:

An undignified scramble over the wall

verb

To move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using the hands

Usage examples:

She scrambled to safety away from the fighting., [ + to infinitive ] fig. poultry farmers scrambled…

verb

(of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.

Usage examples:

Pedestrians scurried for cover

noun

A situation of hurried and confused movement.

Usage examples:

I was in such a scurry

noun

A long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar.

Usage examples:

The shaft of a golf club

verb

(of light) shine in beams.

Usage examples:

Brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight

verb

Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

Usage examples:

He was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

noun

A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.

Usage examples:

He nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems

exclamation

Variant spelling of chute1.

verb

Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

Usage examples:

I sprang out of bed

noun

The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from march to may and in the southern hemisphere from september to november.

Usage examples:

In spring the garden is a feast of blossom

verb

Move forward by leaps and bounds

verb

Run at full speed over a short distance.

Usage examples:

I saw charlie sprinting through the traffic towards me

noun

An act or short spell of running at full speed.

Usage examples:

Greg broke into a sprint

verb

Run very fast, usually for a short distance

noun

A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.

Usage examples:

The herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede

verb

(of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic.

Usage examples:

The nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger

noun

A situation where a large group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle, or a large group of people, all run in the same direction

Usage examples:

The film clip showed a stampede of wild horses., the government said that it would investigate the …

verb

Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.

Usage examples:

The season starts in september

noun

The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.

Usage examples:

He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation

Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

verb

(especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air.

Usage examples:

The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness

noun

A swooping or snatching movement or action.

Usage examples:

Four members were arrested following a swoop by detectives on their homes

verb

To move quickly in a smooth path, esp. through the air

Usage examples:

Swarms of birds swooped down from the sky., he lifted the baby up in one swoop.

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

noun

A hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully.

Usage examples:

There was a tear in her dress

verb

(of the eye) produce tears.

Usage examples:

The freezing wind made her eyes tear