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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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