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Smart (verb)
To hurt or sting.
“After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed “Ouch, my arm smarts!””
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Smart (verb)
To cause a smart or sting in.
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Smart (verb)
To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
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Smart (adjective)
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
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Smart (adjective)
Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
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Smart (adjective)
Equipped with digital/computer technology.
“smart bomb, smart car”
“smartcard, smartphone”
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Smart (adjective)
Good-looking.
“a smart outfit”
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Smart (adjective)
Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
“He became tired of his daughter’s sarcasm and smart remarks.”
“Don’t get smart with me!”
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Smart (adjective)
Sudden and intense.
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Smart (adjective)
Causing sharp pain; stinging.
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Smart (adjective)
Sharp; keen; poignant.
“a smart pain”
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Smart (adjective)
Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
“He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart.”
“That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.”
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Smart (adjective)
Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
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Smart (adjective)
Pretentious; showy; spruce.
“a smart gown”
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Smart (adjective)
Brisk; fresh.
“a smart breeze”
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Smart (noun)
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
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Smart (noun)
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
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Smart (noun)
Smart-money.
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Smart (noun)
A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
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Clever (adjective)
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
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Clever (adjective)
Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
“clever like a fox”
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Clever (adjective)
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
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Clever (adjective)
Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
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Clever (adjective)
Possessing magical abilities.
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Clever (adjective)
Fit; suitable; having propriety.
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Clever (adjective)
Well-shaped; handsome.
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Clever (adjective)
Good-natured; obliging.
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Clever (adjective)
Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
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Smart (adjective)
(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed
“you look very smart”
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Smart (adjective)
(of clothes) attractively neat and stylish
“a smart blue skirt”
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Smart (adjective)
(of an object) bright and fresh in appearance
“a smart green van”
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Smart (adjective)
(of a place) fashionable and upmarket
“a smart restaurant”
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Smart (adjective)
having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
“if he was that smart he would never have been tricked”
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Smart (adjective)
(of a device) programmed so as to be capable of some independent action
“hi-tech smart weapons”
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Smart (adjective)
showing impertinence by making clever or sarcastic remarks
“don’t get smart or I’ll whack you one”
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Smart (adjective)
quick; brisk
“he set off at a smart pace”
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Smart (verb)
(of part of the body) feel a sharp stinging pain
“her legs were scratched and smarting”
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Smart (verb)
feel upset and annoyed
“defence chiefs are still smarting from the government’s cuts”
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Smart (noun)
sharp stinging pain
“the smart of the recent cuts”
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Smart (noun)
mental pain or suffering
“sorrow is the effect of smart, and smart the effect of faith”
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Smart (noun)
intelligence; acumen
“I don’t think I have the smarts for it”
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Clever (adjective)
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
“how clever of him to think of this!”
“she was an extremely clever and studious young woman”
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Clever (adjective)
skilled at doing or achieving something; talented
“both Grandma and Mother were clever with their hands”
“he was very clever at getting what he wanted”
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Clever (adjective)
showing skill and originality; ingenious
“a simple but clever idea for helping people learn computing”
“he taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks”
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Clever (adjective)
sensible; well advised
“Joe had a feeling it wasn’t too clever, leaving Dolly alone”
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Clever (adjective)
healthy or well
“I was up and about by this time though still not too clever”