Definition/Meaning of dart

• English - Noun: dart (plural darts) A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin . 1769, Oxford Standard Text, “King James Bible”, in 2 Samuel, xviii, 14: Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. Any sharp-pointed missile…
• English - Verb: dart (third-person singular simple present darts, present participle darting, simple past and past participle darted) (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch . (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit ; to shoot. As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me. 1717, Alexander Pope, “Autumn. The Third Pastoral. […]”, in The…
• English - References: dart in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913
• English - Anagrams: drat DTRA tard trad
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English dart , from Old French dart, dard (“dart”), from Medieval Latin dardus , from Frankish *darōþu (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Germanic *darōþuz (“dart, spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Compare Old High German tart (“javelin, dart”), Old English daroþ , dearod (“javelin, spear, dart”), Swedish dart (“dart, dagger”), Icelandic darraður ,…