dart back definition, dart back meaning | English Cobuild dart(dartsplural & 3rd person present)(dartingpresent participle)(dartedpast tense & past participle)1verbIf a person or animal darts somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly.
WRITTENIngrid darted across the deserted street...V prep/adv 2verbIf you dart a look at someone or something, or if your eyes dartto them, you look at them very quickly.
LITERARYShe darted a sly sideways glance at Bramwell...V n at n The conductor's eyes darted to Wilfred, then fixed on Michael again.V prep/adv 3n-countA dart is a small, narrow object with a sharp point which can be thrown or shot.
Markov died after being struck by a poison dart. 4n-uncountDarts is a game in which you throw darts at a round board which has numbers on it.
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