darts

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• noun
  1. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin.
  2. Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
  3. (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
  4. 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.
  5. A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
  6. A plan or scheme.
  7. A sudden or fast movement.
  8. A fold that is stitched on a garment.
  9. A fish, the dace.
  10. A cigarette.
  11. (games) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land.
• verb
  1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
  2. To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
  3. To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
  4. To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
  5. To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.

• He threw the darts with precision, hitting the bullseye every time.
• The children played a game of darts in the basement.
• She practiced her aim by throwing darts at the target on the wall.
• The bar was filled with the sound of laughter and the clinking of darts hitting the board.
• He won the darts tournament after hours of intense competition.

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