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’.