- 1. v. i. To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart. Source: opted
- 2. v. i. To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To cause a smart in. Source: opted
- 4. v. i. Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles. Source: opted
- 5. v. i. Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction. Source: opted
- 6. v. i. A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy. Source: opted
- 7. v. i. Smart money (see below). Source: opted
- 8. v. i. Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste. Source: opted
- 9. v. i. Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain. Source: opted
- 10. v. i. Vigorous; sharp; severe. Source: opted
- 11. v. i. Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever. Source: opted
- 12. v. i. Efficient; vigorous; brilliant. Source: opted
- 13. v. i. Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying. Source: opted
- 14. v. i. Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown. Source: opted
- 15. v. i. Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze. Source: opted
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