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Nouns (3)

dart

n. a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

dart

n. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

dart

n. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot to the dartboard

Verbs (9)

dart

v. move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"

flit, flutter, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

shoot, dash, scud, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (182)

shot, dig, barb, slam, jibe, gibe

n. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

hover, hang in the air

v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

streak

v. run naked in a public place

stream, float in the wind

v. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

waft, drift, be driven

v. be carried along

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

blow, float, drift, be adrift

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, batter, knock against, knock about

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

beat, flap

v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

flop, fall suddenly

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

stray, drift, err

v. wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

hover, levitate

v. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"

bustle, hustle, bustle about

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

fly, move quickly, move suddenly

v. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

fly, flee, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

zoom, move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

streak

v. run naked in a public place

speed, hurry, zip, travel rapidly

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

run, move by running

v. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

lam, run, bunk, break away, scarper, run away, turn tail

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

crash

v. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"

bump, dance erotically

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

crash, move violently

v. move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

throw

v. move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

Synonyms (3)

cut back, flash back, return in time

v. return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

Antonyms (0)

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