[dahrt] 
| 1. | a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon. |
| 2. | something similar in function to such a missile, as the stinging member of an insect. |
| 3. | darts, (used with a singular verb ) a game in which darts are thrown at a target usually marked with concentric circles divided into segments and with a bull's-eye in the center. |
| 4. | an act of darting; a sudden swift movement. |
| 5. | a tapered seam of fabric for adjusting the fit of a garment. |
| 6. | to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly: A mouse darted out of the closet and ran across the room. |
| 7. | to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly: He darted his eyes around the room. |
| dart (därt) n.
v. intr. To move suddenly and rapidly: The dog darted across the street. v. tr.
[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.] |
Dart
an instrument of war; a light spear. "Fiery darts" (Eph. 6:16) are so called in allusion to the habit of discharging darts from the bow while they are on fire or armed with some combustible material. Arrows are compared to lightning (Deut. 32:23, 42; Ps. 7:13; 120:4).
| DART Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology |
