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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 yvlog Forms
- ·Բ· adverb
- · adverb
- ·Ա noun
- ·· adjective
- su·per··Ա noun
- ܱ·ٰ· adjective
- ܲ· adjective
- ܲ··ing adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of smart1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of smart1
Example Sentences
In a smart detail, Mendelsohn’s unnamed racist shoots the other white guy in the store a complicit wink.
On the trade show floor, all manner of vendors were selling the latest popcorn toppings, reclining theater seats, carpet samples and a smart bar that said it would pour the perfect cocktail in four seconds.
My profile summarized “a smart, fit, attractive widow seeking a kind, committed life partner.”
He’s just a very intelligent, manageable, smart, ratable kind of horse that will do anything his rider tells him to do.
The tone had been set, the Lakers playing a big game against Golden State without the necessary rhythm, without the necessary toughness, without the necessary smarts.
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