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Nouns (2)

dart

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

dart

n. a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

Verbs (11)

dart

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

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

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

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

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

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Fuzzynyms (145)

hover

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

swim

v. move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

hurtle

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

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

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"

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

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

fly, wing

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

rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it

v. move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

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

scramble

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

run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off

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"

sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

streak

v. run naked in a public place

stream

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

waft

v. be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room"

sail

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

float, drift, be adrift, blow

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, knock about, batter

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"

pulsate, beat, quiver

v. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

fling

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

brandish, flourish, wave

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

roll, undulate, flap, wave

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

curl, wave

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

flop

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

drift

v. move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

levitate

v. cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

hustle

v. pressure or urge someone into an action

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

fly

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

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

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble

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

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

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

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

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

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

fly

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

flee, fly, 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, fleet, dart

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

run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off

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"

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

v. move with a low humming noise

streak

v. run naked in a public place

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

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

run

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"

run away

v. escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

crash

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

fold, fold up

v. become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"

crash

v. make a sudden loud sound; "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"

bump

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

crash

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"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

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, jump off

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

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"

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