noun a spear set as a prize in running.
2. dart ·vi to fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.
3. dart ·noun a fish; the dace. ·see dace.
4. dart ·noun anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart.
5. dart ·vi to start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.
6. dart ·vt to throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.
7. dart ·vt to throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.
8. dart ·noun 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.