n.
   - a small pointed missile thrown or fired as a weapon. ▸a small pointed missile with a flight, used in the game of darts. 
- an act of moving suddenly and rapidly.
- a tapered tuck in a garment.
v.
  - move suddenly or rapidly.
- archaic throw or shoot (a missile).
Etymology
  ME: from OFr., accusative of darz, dars, from a W. Gmc word meaning ‘spear, lance’.