Dart
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.
- Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart.
- A spear set as a prize in running.
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(Zoöl.) A fish; the dace. See
Dace .
Dart sac (Zoöl.),
a sac connected with the reproductive organs of land snails, which contains a dart, or arrowlike structure.
v. t.
- To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.
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To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot;
as, the sun .darts forth his beams
v. i.
- To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.
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To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along;
as, the deer .darted from the thicket