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1smart

adjective \ˈsmärt\

Definition of SMART

1
: making one smart : causing a sharp stinging
2
: marked by often sharp forceful activity or vigorous strength <a smart pull of the starter cord>
3
: brisk, spirited <a smart pace>
4
a : mentally alert : bright
b : knowledgeable
c : shrewd <a smart investment>
5
a : witty, clever <a smart sitcom>
b : pert, saucy <don't get smart with me>
6
a : neat, trim <soldiers in smart uniforms>
b : stylish or elegant in dress or appearance
c (1) : appealing to sophisticated tastes (2) : characteristic of or patronized by fashionable society
7
a : being a guided missile <a laser-guided smart bomb>
b : operating by automation <a smart machine tool>
c : intelligent 3
— smart·ly adverb
— smart·ness noun
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Examples of SMART

  1. Poodles are said to be smart dogs.
  2. That was a smart investment.
  3. He gave her a smart answer.

Origin of SMART

Middle English smert causing pain, from Old English smeart; akin to Old English smeortan
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SMART

Synonyms
dapper, natty, sharp, snappy, spruce
Antonyms
disheveled (or dishevelled), frowsy (or frowzy), sloppy, slovenly, unkempt

Rhymes with SMART

art, cart, chart, Chartres, dart, fart, hart, Harte, heart, kart, mart, part, start, tart

2smart

intransitive verb

Definition of SMART

1
: to cause or be the cause or seat of a sharp stinging pain; also : to feel or have such a pain
2
a : to feel or endure distress, remorse, or embarrassment <smarting from wounded vanity — W. L. Shirer>
b : to pay a heavy or stinging penalty <would have to smart for this foolishness>

Examples of SMART

  1. Her eyes were smarting from the smoke.
  2. <the injection only smarted for a moment>

Origin of SMART

Middle English smerten, from Old English smeortan; akin to Old High German smerzan to pain
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to SMART

Synonyms
ache, pain, hurt

3smart

noun

Definition of SMART

1
: a smarting pain; especially : a stinging local pain
2
: poignant grief or remorse <was not the sort to get over smarts — Sir Winston Churchill>
3
plural slang : intelligence, know-how

Examples of SMART

  1. <the toddler was whining over the smart from the cut>
  2. <she had the smarts to start college at age 16, but perhaps not the emotional maturity>

First Known Use of SMART

13th century

Related to SMART

Synonyms
ache, pang, prick, shoot, pain, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge

4smart

adverb

Definition of SMART

: in a smart manner : smartly
See smart defined for English-language learners »

Examples of SMART

  1. He plays smart and the fans appreciate that.
  2. I dress smarter than she does.
  3. Play it smart during the contract negotiations and you'll get more vacation time.

First Known Use of SMART

13th century

smart

intransitive verb \ˈsmärt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SMART

: to cause or be the cause or seat of a sharp poignant pain <rapid fatigue with burning and smarting of the conjunctiva—H. G. Armstrong>; also : to feel or have such a pain

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