Dart — Defs

01 n. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.

1.
A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.
“And he [Joab] took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom.” — 2 Sa. xviii. 14.
2.
Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart.
“The artful inquiry, whose venomed dart Scarce wounds the hearing while it stabs the heart.” — Hannan More.
3.
A spear set as a prize in running.[Obs.]
4.
A fish; the dace. See Dace.(Zool.) See: Dace

Phrases & compounds

Dart sac — a sac connected with the reproductive organs of land snails, which contains a dart, or arrowlike structure.

02 v. t. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.

imp. & p. p. Darted; p. pr. & vb. n. Darting

1.
To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.
2.
To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.
“Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart?” — Pope.

03 v. i. To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.

1.
To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.
2.
To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.