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ar·row [ árrō ]


noun  (plural ar·rows)
Definition:
 
1. missile shot from bow: a long thin missile pointed at one end and usually with feathers at the other, fired from a bow

2. direction sign: a direction sign consisting of a horizontal stroke finishing in the middle of a V shape

3. Caribbean flower on stalk: a sugar cane flower and its stalk



verb  (past and past participle ar·rowed, present participle ar·row·ing, 3rd person present singular ar·rows)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb Malaysia select somebody: to choose somebody to do something unpleasant ( informal )
The teacher arrowed me because I was dreaming in class.

2. intransitive verb Caribbean produce blooms: to come into flower ( refers to sugar cane )

[ Old English arwe< Old Norse örv-< Indo-European]

ar·row·y adjective
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