dart

v. t. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. dartre eruption, dandruff. √240. ] A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts. It may have any of several patterns on it, such as concentric circles, or a central circle with rays. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus Plotus; -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck at its prey. See Snakebird. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group includes numerous genera and species, all of them American. See Etheostomoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Like a dart; rapidly. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To pierce or shoot through; to dart repeatedly: -- frequentative of dart. [ 1913 Webster ]

My star that dartles the red and the blue. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the dartos. [ 1913 Webster ]