smart

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To hurt or sting.

   • After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"
2. 2

   To cause a smart or sting in.

   • A goad that […] smarts the flesh.
3. 3

   To feel a pungent pain of mind

   To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.

   • You think this cruel? take it for a rule, / No creature ſmarts ſo little as a Fool.
   • He that is ſurety for a ſtranger ſhall ſmart for it.
   • Meanvvhile the Abate exulted in ſucceſsful vengeance, and the marquis ſmarted beneath the ſtings of diſappointment.
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   1. 4

      Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.

      • I always preferred the church, and I still do. But that was not smart enough for my family. They recommended the army. That was a great deal too smart for me.
   2. 5

      Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.

   3. 6

      Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).

      • smart car
      • smartcard
      • smartphone
   4. 7

      Good-looking

      Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.

      • a smart outfit
      • You look smart in that business suit.
   5. 8

      Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.

      • He became tired of his girlfriend's smart remarks.
      • Don't get smart with me!
      • Who, for the poor renown of being smart / Would leave a sting within a brother's heart?
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      Sudden and intense.

      • smart skirmishes, in which many fell
      • There is a smart shower at 5 P.M., and in the midst of it a hummingbird is busy about the flowers in the garden, unmindful of it, though you would think that each big drop that struck him would be a serious accident.
   7. 10

      Causing sharp pain

      Causing sharp pain; stinging.

      • How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience.
   8. 11

      Sharp

      Sharp; keen; poignant.

      • a smart pain
   9. 12

      Intense in feeling

      Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.

      • He raised his voice; it hurt her feelings right smart.
      • That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.
   10. 13

       Efficient

       Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.

       • The stars shine smarter.
   11. 14

       Pretentious

       Pretentious; showy; spruce.

       • a smart gown
   12. 15

       Brisk

       Brisk; fresh.

       • a smart breeze
   13. 16

       Hard-working.

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       A sharp, quick, lively pain

       A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.

       • […] the bodie had no smart / Of any wound: it was the minde that felt the cruell stings.
       • If chance some Shepherd with a distant Dart / The Savage wound, he rowzes at the Smart, / He foams, he roars […]
       • Of course Tommy came to grief, tumbled upon a hornets’ nest and got stung; but being used to woe, he bore the smart manfully […]
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       Mental pain or suffering

       Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.

       • Mishaps are maistred by aduice discrete, / And counsell mitigates the greatest smart; / Found neuer help, who neuer would his hurts impart.
       • But oh why didst thou not stay here below / To bless us with thy heav’n lov’d innocence, […] / To stand ’twixt us and our deserved smart / But thou canst best perform that office where thou art.
       • I was so humiliated, hurt, spurned, offended, angry, sorry,—I cannot hit upon the right name for the smart—God knows what its name was,—that tears started to my eyes.
   16. 19

       Clipping of smart money.

   17. 20

       A dandy

       A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.

       • […] I reſolved to quit all further Converſation vvith Beaus and Smarts of all kinds, […]
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       A fan of professional wrestling who is aware of kayfabe and the scripted nature of the…

       A fan of professional wrestling who is aware of kayfabe and the scripted nature of the competition.

       • wwe's attitude toward hardcore fans is a far cry from what it was during the Monday night wars. Back then, wcw would agonize over its decisions in an attempt to outsmart the “smarts.”
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       Acronym of International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers.

   20. 23

       Acronym of self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology

       Acronym of self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology: a monitoring system included in computer HDDs and SSDs in order to detect and report various indicators of drive reliability with the intent of anticipating imminent hardware failures.

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       An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting

       An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timebound. (See SMART criteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia)

       • Over time, I noticed various exercises I did with Woebot rubbing off in my daily life. Woebot taught me how to set SMART goals — specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-limited.
   22. 25

       A surname.

The neighborhood