noun

1. a small, pointed missile, usually with the rear end feathered, used as for throwing at a target in games or for shooting from a blowgun
2. anything resembling this
3. a sudden, quick movement
4. a short, stitched fold that tapers to a point, used to shape a garment
5. a game in which darts (see dartsense ) are thrown at a target (dart′·board′)

Etymology: ME < OFr < Frank *darod (akin to OE daroth), spear

transitive verb, intransitive verb

1. to throw, shoot, or send out suddenly and fast
2. to move suddenly and fast