Definitions for smart
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. smart, smarting, smartness(adj)

   a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

2. smart(adj)

   showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

3. chic, smart, voguish(adj)

   elegant and stylish

   "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"

4. bright, smart(adj)

   characterized by quickness and ease in learning

   "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"

5. fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise(adj)

   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. smart(adj)

   painfully severe

   "he gave the dog a smart blow"

7. smart(adj)

   quick and brisk

   "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace"

8. smart(verb)

   capable of independent and apparently intelligent action

   "smart weapons"

9. ache, smart, hurt(verb)

   be the source of pain

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Smart(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

2. Smart(verb)

   to feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

3. Smart(verb)

   to cause a smart in

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

4. Smart(verb)

   quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

5. Smart(verb)

   severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

6. Smart(verb)

   a fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

7. Smart(verb)

   smart money (see below)

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

8. Smart(verb)

   causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

9. Smart(verb)

   keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain

   Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

10. Smart(verb)

    vigorous; sharp; severe

    Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

11. Smart(verb)

    accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever

    Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

12. Smart(verb)

    efficient; vigorous; brilliant

    Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

13. Smart(verb)

    marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying

    Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

14. Smart(verb)

    pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown

    Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

15. Smart(verb)

    brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze

    Etymology: [OE. smerte. See Smart, v. i.]

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1. SMart

   SMart is a British CBBC television programme based on the subject of art, which began in 1994 and ended in 2009. The programme was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London, previously it had been recorded in Studio A at BBC Pebble Mill in Birmingham. The format is similar to the Tony Hart programmes Take Hart and Hartbeat. The show was revamped into an hour-long show in 2007; it was previously a 25 minute show. The 'older' 25 minute shows from 1994-2005 also featured Morph, originally from Take Hart. It has 199 episodes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Smart

   smärt, n. quick, stinging pain of body or mind: smart-money: a dandy.—v.i. to feel a smart: to be punished.—adj. causing a smart: severe: sharp: vigorous, brisk: acute, witty, pert, vivacious: well-dressed, fine, fashionable: keen in business: creditable, up-to-the-mark.—v.t. Smart′en, to make smart, to brighten (with up).—adv. Smart′ly.—ns. Smart′-mon′ey, money paid by a recruit for his release before being sworn in: money paid for escape from any unpleasant situation or engagement: excessive damages: money allowed to soldiers and sailors for wounds; Smart′ness; Smart′-tick′et, a certificate granted to one entitled to smart-money; Smart′-weed, a name given to some of the Milkworts from their acrid properties, esp. Polygonum Hydropiper, or Waterpepper; Smart′y, a would-be smart fellow. [A.S. smeortan; Dut. smarten, Ger. schmerzen.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. smart

   Said of a program that does the Right Thing in a wide variety of complicated circumstances. There is a difference between calling a program smart and calling it intelligent; in particular, there do not exist any intelligent programs (yet — see AI-complete). Compare robust (smart programs can be brittle).

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. smart

   Ready, active, and intelligent.

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1. smart

   A form of intelligent, practical and logical technology.

   Smart technology is a term used to describe intelligent, practical and logical technology.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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1. smart

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'smart' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3340

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'smart' in Adjectives Frequency: #724

Anagrams for smart »

1. marts

2. trams

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smart in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of smart in a Sentence

1. Marc Leaf:

   I think it is a very reasonable approach, it recognizes that investors are smart enough to distinguish between tweets that are material information — and Elon Musk being Elon Musk.

2. Chris Christie:

   Negotiating, being smart about this, but also knowing that in the end the job of government is to enforce the law and make sure following the law is most important principle to follow.

3. Donald Trump:

   You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now.

4. Michael Mao:

   If Beijing wants to adjust the April data to sweeten trade talks, it won't work for obvious reasons, if the official data and shipping data don't match, analysts are smart enough to tell that authorities massaged official data.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   Like President Obama, I do not believe that we should again have 100,000 American troops in combat in the Middle East, that is just not the smart move to make here.

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