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Collocations for arrow - noun

1. weapon

ADJECTIVE

poison, poisoned

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… OF ARROWS

hail, volley
A hail of arrows descended from the tower.

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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.

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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.

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arrow + NOUN

head (usually arrowhead), point, tip
shaft
slit
the arrow slits in the castle's battlements
wound

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PHRASES

a bow and arrow
The people used bows and arrows for hunting.

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2. symbol

ADJECTIVE

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.

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VERB + arrow

follow
Follow the red arrows to get to the camp reception.

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arrow + VERB

denote sth, indicate sth, mark sth, point, represent sth, show sth
You will see an arrow pointing to the left.

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arrow + NOUN

key
You can scroll through the text using the up and down arrow keys.

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