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smart
[ smahrt ]
verb (used without object)
- to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
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- to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application, a blow, etc.
- to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound.
- to suffer keenly from wounded feelings:
She smarted under their criticism.
- to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something.
verb (used with object)
- to cause a sharp pain to or in.
adjective
- quick or prompt in action, as persons.
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- having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability:
a smart student.
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- shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings:
a smart businessman.
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- clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, rejoinder, etc.
- dashingly or impressively neat or trim in appearance, as persons, dress, etc.
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- socially elegant; sophisticated or fashionable:
the smart crowd.
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- saucy; pert:
smart remarks.
- sharply brisk, vigorous, or active:
to walk with smart steps.
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- sharply severe, as a blow, stroke, etc.
- sharp or keen:
a smart pain.
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- Digital Technology.
- (of a machine, system, etc.) equipped with electronic control mechanisms, software programs, etc., and capable of remote, automated, and seemingly intelligent operation:
smart copiers;
smart weapons;
a smart thermostat.
- equipped with microprocessors, as for data processing, internet access, etc. (usually used in combination):
a smartphone;
a smartwatch.
- having properties that can be changed in response to stimuli or environmental conditions; self-regulating:
smart fabrics that respond to temperature or light.
- Older Use. considerable; fairly large.
adverb
- in a smart manner; smartly.
noun
- a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- keen mental suffering, as from wounded feelings, affliction, grievous loss, etc.
- smarts, Slang. intelligence; common sense:
He never had the smarts to use his opportunities.
smart
1/ ɑː /
adjective
- astute, as in business; clever or bright
- quick, witty, and often impertinent in speech
a smart talker
- fashionable; chic
a smart hotel
- well-kept; neat
- causing a sharp stinging pain
- vigorous or brisk
- dialect.considerable or numerous
a smart price
- (of systems) operating as if by human intelligence by using automatic computer control
- (of a projectile or bomb) containing a device that allows it to be guided to its target
verb
- to feel, cause, or be the source of a sharp stinging physical pain or keen mental distress
a nettle sting smarts
he smarted under their abuse
- often foll by for to suffer a harsh penalty
noun
- a stinging pain or feeling
adverb
- in a smart manner
Smart
2/ ɑː /
noun
- SmartChristopher17221771MBritishWRITING: poet Christopher. 1722–71, British poet, author of A Song to David (1763) and Jubilate Agno (written 1758–63, published 1939). He was confined (1756–63) for religious mania and died in a debtors' prison
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adverb
- ˈپ, adjective
- ˈٲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·Բ· adverb
- · adverb
- ·Ա noun
- ·· adjective
- su·per··Ա noun
- ܱ·ٰ· adjective
- ܲ· adjective
- ܲ··ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of smart1
Word History and Origins
Origin of smart1
Example Sentences
Anna Smith, film critic and host of the podcast Girls On Film, said Pugh was a "talented, versatile actress who makes smart choices" who was now a "big star".
It appears that, like many who end up in the big city, some fence lizards develop street smarts.
They described her as curious, adventurous, creative, “the smartest of all of us” and someone who was “always trying something new.”
Having said that, he is smart as well as tough.
While he still thinks of himself as a critic of history's greatest monster, he snaps a smart salute to Hitler all the same.
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