arrow
noun
plural arrows
Definition of arrow
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a missile shot from a bow and usually having a slender shaft, a pointed head, and feathers at the butt
2
: something shaped like an arrow
especially
: a mark (as on a map or signboard) to indicate direction
3
: a painful or damaging experience or occurrence that is likened to being shot with an arrow
… to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune …— William Shakespeare
arrow
verb
arrowed;
arrowing;
arrows
Definition of arrow (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
intransitive
: to move fast and straight like an arrow in flight
Just below us, a hunting peregrine falcon arrowed across the sere fields …— Tom Mueller
b
transitive
: to hit or throw (something) toward a target fast and straight like an arrow
Mia Hamm … doesn't even look up as she arrows a pass to her teammate with almost telepathic confidence.— David Hirshey
2
transitive
chiefly US
: to shoot (an animal) with an arrow
In the spring, only boy turkeys can be shot or arrowed.— Fred LeBrun
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