1. (adj) smart, smarting, smartness
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
2. (adj) smart
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
3. (adj) chic, smart, voguish
elegant and stylish
"chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
4. (adj) bright, smart
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
"some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
5. (adj) fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise
improperly forward or bold
"don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
6. (adj) smart
painfully severe
"he gave the dog a smart blow"
7. (adj) smart
quick and brisk
"I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace"
8. (verb) smart
capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
"smart weapons"
9. (verb) ache, smart, hurt
be the source of pain
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