°A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.
"And he [Joab] took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom. - 2nd Samuel 18:14"
°Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart.
"The artful inquiry, whose venomed dart Scarce wounds the hearing while it stabs the heart. - Hannah More"
verb
°To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to
hurl or
launch.
°To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to
emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.