Dart

·noun A spear set as a prize in running.

II. Dart ·vi To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.

III. Dart ·noun A fish; the dace. ·see Dace.

IV. Dart ·noun Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart.

V. Dart ·vi To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.

VI. Dart ·vt To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.

VII. Dart ·vt To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to Emit; to Shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.

VIII. Dart ·noun 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.