smart
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/smɑːt/
English
Definitions
verb
- To hurt or sting.“After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"”
- To cause a smart or sting in.
- To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
adjective
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).“smart bomb”
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.“You look smart in that business suit.”
noun
- A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
- Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
- Smart-money.
- A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
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Synonyms
attractivechicdapperhandsomestylishbrightcapablesophisticatedwittycultivatededucatedlearnedsillyhurtacheraffishrakishsnappy