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"
Adverbs (0)
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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