To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
A fish, the dace.
Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
A sudden or fast movement.
A cigarette.
Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
A fold that is stitched on a garment.
A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
To flee, to escape, to speed away.
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
To move or change in position.
To take the cream from; to skim.
To evanesce, disappear, die out.
A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
A large, coordinated group of people.
Any group of associated items.
A group of vessels or vehicles.
Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.