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dart
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??t/
- (General American) enPR: därt, IPA(key): /d??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Etymology 1
From Middle English dart, from Old French dart, dard (“dart”), from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish *dar?þu (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Germanic *dar?þuz (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *d??- (“to sharpen”); compare Old High German tart (“javelin, dart”), Old English daroþ, dearod (“javelin, spear, dart”), Swedish dart (“dart, dagger”), Icelandic darraður, darr, dör (“dart, spear”).
Noun
dart (plural darts)
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin
- 1769, Oxford Standard Text, King James Bible, 2 Samuel, xviii, 14,
- Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
- 1769, Oxford Standard Text, King James Bible, 2 Samuel, xviii, 14,
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (sometimes figuratively) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- 1830, Hannah More, Sensibility, The Works of Hannah More, Volume 1, page 38,
- The artful inquiry, whose venom?d dart / Scarce wounds the hearing while it stabs the heart.
- 1830, Hannah More, Sensibility, The Works of Hannah More, Volume 1, page 38,
- 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.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- 1988, Michigan Aviation (volumes 21-25, page 62)
- Fighter aircraft also use restricted areas for target shooting at darts towed 1500 feet behind another aircraft.
- 1988, Michigan Aviation (volumes 21-25, page 62)
- (Australia, obsolete) A plan or scheme.
- 1947, Norman Lindsay, Halfway to Anywhere, 1970, page 79,
- Trucking?s my dart too.
- 1947, Norman Lindsay, Halfway to Anywhere, 1970, page 79,
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A fish, the dace.
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- 2017, April 18, Craig Little, The Guardian, Hawthorn are not the only ones finding that things can get worse
- The Tigers will also face Jesse Hogan, still smarting from missing a couple of games but not life inside the AFL bubble, where you can’t even light up a dart at a music festival without someone filming it and sending it to the six o’clock news.
- 2017, April 18, Craig Little, The Guardian, Hawthorn are not the only ones finding that things can get worse
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English darten, from the noun (see above).
Verb
dart (third-person singular simple present darts, present participle darting, simple past and past participle darted)
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot
- The sun darts forth his beams.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly
- The flying man darted eastward.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along
Derived terms
- dartle
- darter
Translations
References
- dart in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- 'tard, -tard, ADRT, Art.D., DTRA, drat, tard, trad
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English dart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?rt/
- Hyphenation: dart
- Rhymes: -?rt
Noun
dart m (plural darts, diminutive dartje n)
- dart
- Synonym: dartpijl
Derived terms
- darten
- dartpijl
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French dart, dard, from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish *dar?þu, from Proto-Germanic *dar?þuz.
Alternative forms
- darte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dart/
Noun
dart (plural dartes)
- A hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin.
- (figuratively) Assailing; a hostile act.
Descendants
- English: dart
- ? Dutch: dart
- Scots: dart, dairt; dard
References
- “dart, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-29.
Etymology 2
Formed from the noun.
Verb
dart
- Alternative form of darten
Middle French
Alternative forms
- dard, dar
Etymology
Old French, see below
Noun
dart m (plural dars)
- weapon similar to a javelin
Descendants
- French: dard
- ? Italian: dardo
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English dart.
Noun
dart m (definite singular darten, indefinite plural darter, definite plural dartene)
- a throwing dart
References
- “dart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English dart.
Noun
dart m (definite singular darten, indefinite plural dartar, definite plural dartane)
- a throwing dart
References
- “dart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Alternative forms
- dard, dar
Etymology
From Medieval Latin dardus (“spear”).
Noun
dart m (oblique plural darz or dartz, nominative singular darz or dartz, nominative plural dart)
- spear, javelin
Descendants
- Middle French: dart, dard, dar
- French: dard
- ? Italian: dardo
- French: dard
- Walloon: darde
- ? Middle English: dart, darte
- English: dart
- ? Dutch: dart
- Scots: dart, dairt; dard
- English: dart
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *ðaðut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *?atus, from Proto-Austronesian *?atus.
Numeral
dart
- hundred
Pennsylvania German
Alternative forms
- dort
- datt
Etymology
Compare German dort, da.
Adverb
dart
- there
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse darr, from Proto-Germanic *dar?þuz.
Noun
dart c
- darts (the game where the competitors throw small arrows against a circular target)
- (rare) dart (one of the small arrows in the game of darts)
Synonyms
- pilkastning (1)
- pil (2)
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fling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fl??/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English fling, from the verb (see below). Compare Icelandic flengur (“a fast sprint”).
Noun
fling (plural flings)
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
- 1838, Douglas William Jerrold, Men of Character
- When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.
- 1838, Douglas William Jerrold, Men of Character
- A short casual sexual relationship.
- Synonym: hookup
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
- (obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.
- c. 1732, Jonathan Swift, Epistle to a Lady
- I, who love to have a fling, / Both at senate house and king.
- c. 1732, Jonathan Swift, Epistle to a Lady
- A lively Scottish country dance.
- (obsolete) A trifling matter; an object of contempt.
- ante 1800, old proverb
- England were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing.
- ante 1800, old proverb
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English flingen, flengen, from Old Norse flengja (“to whip”), from Proto-Germanic *flangijan? (“to beat, whip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh?k- (“to beat”). Cognate with Icelandic flengja (“to spank”), Norwegian flengja (“to rip, tear, or fling open”).
Verb
fling (third-person singular simple present flings, present participle flinging, simple past flung or (colloquial or dialectal, nonstandard) flang or (nonstandard) flinged, past participle flung or (nonstandard) flinged)
- (intransitive, now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 113:
- I see, sir, said I, I see what a man I am with. […] And away I flung, leaving him seemingly vexed, and in confusion.
- I flung closer to his breast, / As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 113:
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- I know thy generous temper well. / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire.
- (intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
- 1836, Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale
- The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.
- 1836, Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale
- (intransitive, archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
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