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dart



I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
about
They darted about on the front of the group, their silver-leaf hair rustling like raw silk.
They dashed and darted about, playing their street games or kicking a ball made of rolled rags tied up.
Sophy began to dart about again, to drag and haul broken branches.
around
He darts around the country in the same blue pin-stripe suit, delivering variations of the same speech.
The cell was getting lighter; bottleneck flies darted around like blue-green meteors.
Lots of movement, darting around to avoid trouble.
His eyes darted around before he slipped a couple of bottles under his coat.
Mrs M. darted around the waters with great vivacity.
Their three elder girls were standing beside her and the baby, and Fantina was darting around them.
As he spoke his eyes were darting around and between the trees, seeking their own answer.
His eyes still dart around the room looking for a weapon.
away
Coworkers' eyes peeked into my compartment, then darted away.
My thoughts dart away no matter how hard I concentrate, dash in opposite directions.
back
She was darting back and forth across the clutter on the floor, tweaking cords and muttering beneath her breath.
She darted back, sitting on a stool beside him.
Only a glimpse though, for the large figure darted back as soon as he saw them.
Norma darted back and forth between the oven and the table, a smile planted firmly on her face.
So Ellie darted back to her room, and shut herself in, her heart pounding.
The shadows from the candlelight darted back and forth across the shallow whitewashed dome.
Her face was even more pale than usual, and her wild eyes were darting back and forth.
forward
The shape darted forward for the kill.
Then one day for a brief second he got up his nerve and darted forward.
She darted forward, raising her hand, her nails tingling.
Jill darted forward and pulled him aside, giving his wrist a sharp slap to teach him manners.
Knowing that the barracuda would dart forward the moment he fired, Trent aimed half way down the jaw.
He darted forward, heedless of the flailing hooves and cursing rider and struck out towards her with his placard.
in
Three bright redstarts darted in and out of piles of brush wood in a clearing.
Tiknis darts in and out of the hall, attending to the administrative business of interviewing a candidate for marketing director.
There was a wet fish shop just there and in my eagerness to escape I darted in.
As the strange shape darts in, the whole audience jumps and gasps.
Riven darted in with a stab when he could, but there was little room between them.
In that brief time, a fly may dart in and lay its own egg on it.
By then her mouth was all over mine, her tongue darting in and out.
off
She darted off straight after that, leaving Melanie fingering her cheek in surprise.
She was constantly darting off dub ing a conversation or slipping off in a daydream when an adult was speaking to her.
Delighted we darted off to Niel to report this scurrilous comment.
Earl Siward snapped his fingers, and the man darted off.
Even darting off to foreign places can be a waste of time, so he delegates this to his deputies.
out
When she opened her mouth they darted out, glossy and black and white.
A child darted out in front of the striding troopers so that they checked their pace.
I stroked my purple cake, and a bruise-colored cat and then a brown stick cat darted out.
The chameleon will then dart out its long, sticky-tipped tongue, impale the insect and swallow it.
But the fire from its eyes darted out and burned the stepmother and step sisters to cinders.
Peter darted out from the shadows and scuttled across the road and up the path of her house.
He suddenly darted out from behind a metal ladder and Whitlock aimed at his legs.
NOUN
glance
Phat counted the strokes, darting an occasional glance at Duclos to ensure he retained his approval.
Then he came downstairs, darting glances around him to see the enemy before he could be captured again.
tongue
She leaned towards him, her mouth half open, her tongue darting across white teeth.
Her fingers clawed his back, her mouth covered his, her tongue darted down his throat.
Weakness invaded her as his tongue darted over the fullness of her soft lips, dipped to taste the sweet moistness within.
A pink tongue darted uncertainly over his lips and he swallowed hard.
By then her mouth was all over mine, her tongue darting in and out.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
As the rain began to fall harder, I darted into the first shop I could find.
His little black eyes darted around my office.
I could see small silvery fish darting through the water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
He half expected one of the police to dart forward and rearrange her-hair.
I watch him dart into stores in his gleaming leather shoes.
My mind darts like a boy who has stolen something and wants to get to a safe place to examine his prize.
Quick black slashes of fleeing birds darted across the orange sky.
She began to see small craft darting like dragonflies between the soaring galleries.
She leaned towards him, her mouth half open, her tongue darting across white teeth.
She stumbled backwards and I darted out of the way as she fell over.
Then one day for a brief second he got up his nerve and darted forward.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
board
For those who prefer something a little more energetic, there's also a darts board and a pool table.
Young men thronged the six dart boards.
Apparently the strip club owners were threatening to put in dart boards and pool tables.
VERB
make
He rolled over on his belly and squinted at Mo, who was making little running darts at his hair.
Note how the smallest fish in the shoal make sudden, unthinking darts in the current.
It made a dart for the door as he came in, but he was too quick for it.
play
They visited pubs all over the country, immersing themselves in pub culture - playing darts and drinking with the lads.
It is represented by a mythical person only interested in gardening and playing darts.
throw
The boat is drawn nearer and Stubb throws dart after dart into the great creature.
Primo had won a green stuffed turtle by throwing three darts into a target shaped like a red apple.
All four stocks picked by throwing darts were up more than 10 %.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Some South American Indians use poison darts for hunting.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
From the next room came the thwack of darts and a louder hubbub of voices.
Gusts of freezing wind bite at exposed skin while stinging darts of cold assault gloved fingertips.
Jayasuriya's unassuming darts were well directed and by the time he was bowling, the pitch was unreliable.
She held her breath on another quick dart of guilt.
She is interested in most sports, especially hurling and soccer and she has won several trophies for darts.
Stocks chosen by darts or chimps do not have the same following among television viewers.
Thorns pricked his hands, and his back felt as if it were being peppered by poison darts.

dart

I. dart1 /dɑːt $ dɑːrt/ verb
1. [INTRANSITIVE ALWAYS + ADVERB/PREPOSITION]
to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction:
  ▪ Jill darted forward and pulled him away from the fire.

2. [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]
literary to look at someone or something very quickly:
  ▪ Tom darted a terrified glance over his shoulder at his pursuers.

II. dart2 noun
[date : 1300-1400; Language : Old French]
1. [COUNTABLE]
a small pointed object that is thrown or shot as a weapon, or one that is thrown in the game of darts:
  ▪ a poisoned dart

2. darts
[UNCOUNTABLE]a game in which darts are thrown at a round board with numbers on it

3. [SINGULAR]
a sudden quick movement in a particular direction:
  ▪ The prisoner made a dart for the door.

4. dart of guilt/panic/pain etc
a very sudden, sharp feeling:
  ▪ It sent a dart of terror through her.

5. [COUNTABLE]
a small fold put into a piece of clothing to make it fit better

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