What is the meaning of Dart?

  • (v.t.) To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.
  • (n.) Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a 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.
  • (v.i.) To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.
  • (n.) A spear set as a prize in running.
  • (v.t.) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.
  • (n.) A fish; the dace. See Dace.
  • (v.i.) To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.
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APAWebster's. (2011). Dart. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dart/definitions/1994512
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "Dart" http://smartdefine.org/dart/definitions/1994512 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, Dart, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/dart/definitions/1994512>.
MLAWebster's. "Dart" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/dart/definitions/1994512>
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