- arrow
- noun1 weaponADJECTIVE▪ poison, poisoned… OF ARROWS▪ hail, volley▪
A hail of arrows descended from the tower.
VERB + ARROW▪ fire, release, shoot▪ draw▪He drew two arrows and placed them in the bow.
▪ fit, string▪She strung an arrow to her bow.
▪ aim▪He aimed an arrow at the target.
ARROW + VERB▪ fly, shoot, whizz▪An arrow whizzed past his head.
▪ hit sb/sth, pierce sb/sth, strike sb/sth▪The arrow hit its target.
▪ land▪ rain, rain down▪ miss (sb/sth)▪She aimed carefully at the tree but the arrow missed.
ARROW + NOUN▪ head (usually arrowhead), point, tip▪ shaft▪ slit▪the arrow slits in the castle's battlements
▪ woundPHRASES▪ a bow and arrow▪The people used bows and arrows for hunting.
2 symbolADJECTIVE▪ left, right▪ down, up▪The down arrow indicates rain.
▪ horizontal, vertical▪ broken, curved, dashed, shaded, solid▪The old road is shown on the map by broken arrows.
VERB + ARROW▪ follow▪Follow the red arrows to get to the camp reception.
ARROW + VERB▪ denote sth, indicate sth, mark sth, point, represent sth, show sth▪You will see an arrow pointing to the left.
ARROW + NOUN▪ key▪You can scroll through the text using the up and down arrow keys.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.