arrow

A pointed sign that shows which way to go or where something is.

• Follow the arrow to the exit.
• A red arrow points to the button.
• The map has arrows showing the route.

Common phrases: follow the arrow, arrow on something, arrow pointing left

A thin pointed stick that you shoot from a bow.

• He shot an arrow at the target.
• Her arrows landed in the grass.
• The arrow had a sharp metal tip.

Common phrases: bow and arrow, shoot an arrow, arrow tip, arrow shaft

To move around text or a screen using the keyboard keys marked with direction signs.

• Arrow down to the next option.
• You can arrow left to correct that letter.
• She arrowed through the menu until she found the setting.

How to use it: arrow through something (Arrow through the list to select a name.)

Common phrases: arrow left, arrow down, arrow through something