arrow

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈæɹ.əʊ/
• (Southern American, Estuary English) IPA: /ˈæɹ.ə/
• Hyphenation: ar‧row

Noun

arrow (plural arrows)

1. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
2. A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. →).
3. (graph theory) A directed edge.
4. (colloquial, darts) A dart.
5. (computing) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
6. (botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.

Verb

arrow (third-person singular simple present arrows, present participle arrowing, simple past and past participle arrowed)

1. (intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
2. (transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly.
3. (intransitive, botany, of a sugar cane plant) To develop an inflorescence.
4. (computing, intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys.
   • Arrow left until you reach the start of the text you want to delete.

Contraction

arrow

1. (obsolete) Contraction of ever a (sometimes used with a redundant a or an).

Anagrams

• worra