The difference between Dart and Thrust
When used as nouns, dart means a pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin, whereas thrust means an attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
When used as verbs, dart means to throw with a sudden effort or thrust, whereas thrust means to make advance with force.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dart and Thrust
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Dart as a noun:
A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin
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Dart as a noun:
Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
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Dart as a noun:
Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon (can be figurative).
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Dart as a noun:
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.
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Dart as a noun (Australia, obsolete):
A plan or scheme.
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Dart as a noun:
A sudden or fast movement.
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Dart as a noun (sewing):
A fold that is stitched on a garment.
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Dart as a noun:
the dace (fish).
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Dart as a noun (Australia, Canada, colloquial):
A cigarette.
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Dart as a verb (transitive):
To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
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Dart as a verb (transitive):
To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot
Examples:
"The sun darts forth his beams."
"Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart? - rfdatek Alexander Pope"
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Dart as a verb (intransitive):
To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly
Examples:
"The flying man darted eastward."
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Dart as a verb (intransitive):
To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along
Examples:
"The deer darted from the thicket."
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Thrust as a noun (fencing):
An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
Examples:
"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."
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Thrust as a noun:
A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
Examples:
"The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
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Thrust as a noun:
The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
Examples:
"Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void."
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Thrust as a noun (figuratively):
The primary effort; the goal.
Examples:
"Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education."
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Thrust as a verb (intransitive):
To make advance with force.
Examples:
"We thrust at the enemy with our forces."
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Thrust as a verb (transitive):
To force something upon someone.
Examples:
"I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me."
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Thrust as a verb (transitive):
To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
Examples:
"He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers."
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Thrust as a verb (transitive):
To push or drive with force; to shove.
Examples:
"to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument"
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Thrust as a verb (intransitive):
To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
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Thrust as a verb:
To stab; to pierce; usually with through.