something similar in function to such a missile, as the stinging member of an insect.

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.

an act of darting; a sudden swift movement.

to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly:
A mouse darted out of the closet and ran across the room.

to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly:
He darted his eyes around the room.

to yearn or long; pine.

to make a sound suggesting a sigh:
sighing wind.

to express or utter with a sigh.

to lament with sighing.

the act or sound of sighing.

any similar sound:
the moan of the wind.

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to utter moans, as of pain or grief.

(of the wind, sea, trees, etc.) to make any sound suggestive of such moans:
The wind moaned through the trees.

to utter (something) inarticulately or pitifully, as if in lamentation:
He moaned his response.

to lament or bemoan:
to moan one's fate.

to grip or hold tightly or firmly:
She clutched the child's hand as they crossed the street.

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to try to seize or grasp (usually followed by at):
He clutched at the fleeing child. She clutched at the opportunity.

Slang. to become tense with fright; panic (sometimes followed by up):
I clutched up on the math exam.

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the hand, claw, etc., when grasping.

Usually clutches . power of disposal or control; mastery:
She fell into the clutches of the enemy.