Dart
verb
To move quickly and suddenly.
He darted across the room to answer the phone.
Often appears as...
- dart away
- dart out of sight
noun
A small pointed object that is thrown or shot.
He was very good at playing darts.
Often appears as...
- throw a dart
- dart board
verb
To throw something sharply and swiftly.
He darted a glance at the clock.
Often appears as...
- dart a glance
- dart a look
noun
A sudden quick movement.
With a dart, the fish escaped the net.
Often appears as...
- dart of pain
- dart of light
noun
A tapered tuck made in dressmaking.
She adjusted the darts on the dress to make it fit better.
Often appears as...
- sewing darts
- dress darts
verb
To move quickly and suddenly.
He darted across the room to answer the phone.
Often appears as...
- dart away
- dart out of sight
noun
A small pointed object that is thrown or shot.
He was very good at playing darts.
Often appears as...
- throw a dart
- dart board
verb
To throw something sharply and swiftly.
He darted a glance at the clock.
Often appears as...
- dart a glance
- dart a look
noun
A sudden quick movement.
With a dart, the fish escaped the net.
Often appears as...
- dart of pain
- dart of light
noun
A tapered tuck made in dressmaking.
She adjusted the darts on the dress to make it fit better.
Often appears as...
- sewing darts
- dress darts
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Speed
Indicates a swift action with little warning.
The cat darted out from under the bed.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can describe quick, non-physical shifts, like in a conversation.
Her mind darted from topic to topic.
Pro Tip 3/3Escape Context
Often used when someone or something suddenly leaves or avoids a situation.
He darted away from the crowd.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Speed
Indicates a swift action with little warning.
The cat darted out from under the bed.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can describe quick, non-physical shifts, like in a conversation.
Her mind darted from topic to topic.
Pro Tip 3/3Escape Context
Often used when someone or something suddenly leaves or avoids a situation.
He darted away from the crowd.
Pro Tip 1/3Sudden Speed
Indicates a swift action with little warning.
The cat darted out from under the bed.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Use
Can describe quick, non-physical shifts, like in a conversation.
Her mind darted from topic to topic.
Pro Tip 3/3Escape Context
Often used when someone or something suddenly leaves or avoids a situation.
He darted away from the crowd.
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Poison vs. venom: What's...
where the snake is just trying to send a message without actually killing you. You see, venom takes energy and resources for the snake to make, and they don't want to waste it on a warning shot. When it comes to poison, on the other hand, there's no warning shot. If you pick up a poisonous dart frog to admire its beautiful colors,
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Daniel Wolpert: The real...
it's extremely noisy. Forget about trying to hit the bull's eye in darts, just aim for the same spot over and over again. You have a huge spread due to movement variability. And more than that, the outside world, or task, is both ambiguous and variable. The teapot could be full, it could be empty. It changes over time.
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How to stay calm under...
Research suggests that some are more susceptible than others, especially those who are self-conscious, anxious, and afraid of being judged negatively by others. So, how can we avoid choking when it really counts? First, it helps to practice under stressful conditions. In a study on expert dart players,
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Safely Tranquilising an...
everybody's got to stay in their cars until explicitly told otherwise okay and everyone's got to be as quiet as possible the main idea here is to keep the stress down because the quietiy we can be and the more we can let the elephant be relaxed when the dart goes in the better okay
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How does a jellyfish...
Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection, darting between tentacles without ever touching them. Nudibranchs, which are sea slugs covered in protective slime, can actually steal the jelly's defenses by eating the cnidocytes
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Steve Winter: On the...
out where they go what their home range is are they going outside the park first thing they do is dart the animal at after it comes in here's some infrared pictures of the prey they use cattle and the Tigers come in to actually eat the
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Designing for social...
just found this photo on flickr that's my sculpture that's been there ten years now but i only just discovered that people gather underneath it what you can't see is there's no crosswalk there these people darted across a four-lane
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Stick 'Em! PIPE Wicked...
Dave how the world did that happen you telling me dude dude it looked like a park for dart shot it was whose fish like this it's devastating paycheck you swimming away so close to the end of the
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Best Lion Moments Part 2...
to help protect her family and the entire desert lion population darting is a necessary intrusion though flip never takes it lightly and for him
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Lemon Sharks Hunting in...
for help young trevally they dart for the fish causing them to panic and break ranks by putting themselves in the midst of the
Video examples
Poison vs. venom: What's...
where the snake is just trying to send a message without actually killing you. You see, venom takes energy and resources for the snake to make, and they don't want to waste it on a warning shot. When it comes to poison, on the other hand, there's no warning shot. If you pick up a poisonous dart frog to admire its beautiful colors,
Video examples
Daniel Wolpert: The real...
it's extremely noisy. Forget about trying to hit the bull's eye in darts, just aim for the same spot over and over again. You have a huge spread due to movement variability. And more than that, the outside world, or task, is both ambiguous and variable. The teapot could be full, it could be empty. It changes over time.
Video examples
How to stay calm under...
Research suggests that some are more susceptible than others, especially those who are self-conscious, anxious, and afraid of being judged negatively by others. So, how can we avoid choking when it really counts? First, it helps to practice under stressful conditions. In a study on expert dart players,
Video examples
Safely Tranquilising an...
everybody's got to stay in their cars until explicitly told otherwise okay and everyone's got to be as quiet as possible the main idea here is to keep the stress down because the quietiy we can be and the more we can let the elephant be relaxed when the dart goes in the better okay
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection, darting between tentacles without ever touching them. Nudibranchs, which are sea slugs covered in protective slime, can actually steal the jelly's defenses by eating the cnidocytes
Video examples
Steve Winter: On the...
out where they go what their home range is are they going outside the park first thing they do is dart the animal at after it comes in here's some infrared pictures of the prey they use cattle and the Tigers come in to actually eat the
Video examples
Designing for social...
just found this photo on flickr that's my sculpture that's been there ten years now but i only just discovered that people gather underneath it what you can't see is there's no crosswalk there these people darted across a four-lane
Video examples
Stick 'Em! PIPE Wicked...
Dave how the world did that happen you telling me dude dude it looked like a park for dart shot it was whose fish like this it's devastating paycheck you swimming away so close to the end of the
Video examples
Best Lion Moments Part 2...
to help protect her family and the entire desert lion population darting is a necessary intrusion though flip never takes it lightly and for him
Video examples
Lemon Sharks Hunting in...
for help young trevally they dart for the fish causing them to panic and break ranks by putting themselves in the midst of the
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jason Aaron
American Writer
It begins with the kind of story the writers want to tell. We never sit around in those retreats and say, 'We really need to make a change. Let's change this character.' Or throw a dart at the wall and see what hits. It all begins with story.
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Adrian Lewis
English Athlete
Sure, there's pressure when you have one dart at double top when there's a world 'championship to be won, but real 'pressure is what our troops are doing in 'Afghanistan.
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Dimebag Darrell
American Musician
Losing control of your pick on stage sucks, so I scratch some deep X's into both sides of my pick with something sharp, like a dart.
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Phil Taylor
British Athlete
I am on a fat-free diet for most of the year, but before 'the worlds,' I tend to relax on the diet a bit to concentrate on darts.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
You can't satirise darts, because it's hyper-real as it is; there's already enough over-the-top madness to it.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
You can get the dart player out of the pub, but you can't get the pub out of the dart player.
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Eric Bristow
American Celebrity
Ever since I've been 16, 15, that's all I've been doing: playing darts.
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Rob Cross
English Celebrity
Darts in such a little time has really changed my life.
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Fallon Sherrock
English Entertainer
I have helped darts in general.
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Bob Mortimer
English Comedian
Darts is bad.
Quote examples
Jason Aaron
American Writer
It begins with the kind of story the writers want to tell. We never sit around in those retreats and say, 'We really need to make a change. Let's change this character.' Or throw a dart at the wall and see what hits. It all begins with story.
Quote examples
Adrian Lewis
English Athlete
Sure, there's pressure when you have one dart at double top when there's a world 'championship to be won, but real 'pressure is what our troops are doing in 'Afghanistan.
Quote examples
Dimebag Darrell
American Musician
Losing control of your pick on stage sucks, so I scratch some deep X's into both sides of my pick with something sharp, like a dart.
Quote examples
Phil Taylor
British Athlete
I am on a fat-free diet for most of the year, but before 'the worlds,' I tend to relax on the diet a bit to concentrate on darts.
Quote examples
Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
You can't satirise darts, because it's hyper-real as it is; there's already enough over-the-top madness to it.
Quote examples
Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
You can get the dart player out of the pub, but you can't get the pub out of the dart player.
Quote examples
Eric Bristow
American Celebrity
Ever since I've been 16, 15, that's all I've been doing: playing darts.
Quote examples
Rob Cross
English Celebrity
Darts in such a little time has really changed my life.
Quote examples
Fallon Sherrock
English Entertainer
I have helped darts in general.
Quote examples
Bob Mortimer
English Comedian
Darts is bad.
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