dartdɑrt(n.)

1. a small, slender missile pointed at one end and usu. feathered at the other, propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.

2. something similar in function to such a missile, as the stinger of an insect.

3. darts, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which darts are thrown at a target having a bull's-eye in the center.

   Category: Games

4. a sudden swift movement.

5. a tapered seam of fabric for adjusting the fit of a garment.

   Category: Clothing

6. (v.i.)to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly; dash.

7. (v.t.)to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly:

   to dart one's eyes around the room.

Origin of dart:

1275–1325; < OF < Old Low Franconian

dart′ing•ly(adv.)