smart

smart

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/smɑɹt/]

Senses

1. smart (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To hurt or sting.

Example: After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"

2. smart (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To cause a smart or sting in.

Example: A goad that […] smarts the flesh.

3. smart (verb) — sense 3

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

Example: You think this cruel? take it for a rule, / No creature ſmarts ſo little as a Fool.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • smerd (Proto-Indo-European)

Comments are not enabled for this type of record.

There is no text to translate.

Log in to see your statistics.