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| smart [ smaart ] |
adjective (comparative smart·er, superlative smart·est) |
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1. clever: showing intelligence and mental alertness
  smart students
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2. keen: shrewd and calculating in business and other dealings
a smart dealer
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3. witty and amusing: amusingly clever and possessing a quick wit
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4. insolent: disrespectful or impertinent
Whatever you say to him, he has some smart answer.
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5. well-groomed: having a neat and well-cared-for appearance
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6. fashionable: fashionable and stylish
smart restaurants
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7. lively: vigorous and brisk
a smart pace
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8. stinging: causing a sharp stinging sensation
a smart slap
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9. military laser- or radio-guided: describes a missile or weapon that is guided to its target by laser or radio beams
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10. electronics electronic: fitted with a built-in microprocessor
smart traffic signals
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11. discriminating: selective in application or effect
smart sanctions
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intransitive verb (past and past participle smart·ed, present participle smart·ing, 3rd person present singular smarts) |
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1. cause or have sharp pain: to feel, cause, or be the site of a sharp stinging pain
My hand smarts.
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2. be embarrassed: to feel acute embarrassment, shame, or remorse
She still smarted when she remembered his criticism.
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3. be punished: to be punished severely
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adverb |
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smartly: in a smart manner
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noun (plural smarts) |
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1. pain: a sharp stinging localized pain
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2. embarrassment or mental discomfort: a feeling such as acute embarrassment, shame, or remorse
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plural noun smarts |
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intelligence: practical intelligence or expertise
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informal
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She has the smarts to succeed.
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| [ Old English smeortan "be painful" origin ?] |
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| smart·ly adverb |
| smart·ness noun |
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