Dart

n. 1 small pointed missile. 2 (in p/.; usu. treated as sing.) indoor game of throwing darts at a dartboard to score points. 3 sudden rapid movement. 4 dartlike structure, e.g. an insect’s sting. 5 tapering tuck in a garment. v. (often foil. by out, in, past, etc.) move, send, or go suddenly or rapidly. [French from Germanic]