to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
2.
to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application, a blow, etc.
3.
to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound.
4.
to suffer keenly from wounded feelings: She smarted under their criticism.
5.
to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something.
–verb (used with object)
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to cause a sharp pain to or in.
–adjective
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quick or prompt in action, as persons.
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having o
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r showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
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shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others or as in business dealings: a smart businessman.
10.
clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, rejoinder, etc.
11.
dashingly or impressively neat or trim in appearance, as persons, dress, etc.
12.
socially elegant; sophisticated or fashionable: the smart crowd.
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saucy; pert: smart remarks.
14.
sharply brisk, vigorous, or active: to walk with smart steps.
15.
sharply severe, as a blow, stroke, etc.
16.
sharp or keen: a smart pain.
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Informal. equipped with, using, or containing electronic control devices, as computer systems, microprocessors, or missiles: a smart phone; a smart copier.
(usually used with a plural verb) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight.
–adjective
3.
pertaining to or concerned with such means: a job in media research.
Computers. any of several types of media consisting of thin, round plates of plastic or metal, used for external storage: magnetic disk; floppy disk; optical disk.
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Botany,Zoology. any of various roundish, flat structures or parts.