dart

name

1. Acronym of Dublin Area Rapid Transit.
2. Acronym of Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

noun

1. Acronym of disaster assistance response team.
2. Disaster animal response team.
3. Disaster area response team.
4. Abbreviation of disaster assistance and rescue team.
5. Disaster response team.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English darten, from the noun (see above).

1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
2. To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.

   “As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me.”

   “Pan came, and ask'd, what magic caus'd my ſmart, / Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart?”

3. To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.

   “They had to dart the animal to get close enough to help”

4. To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.

   “The flying man darted eastward.”

5. To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.

   “The deer darted from the thicket.”

   “The fish darted under a stone.”