smart
adjective
1. showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Similar word(s): astute, sharp, shrewd, cagey, cagy, canny, clever, streetwise, intelligent
2. elegant and stylish
- a smart new dress
Similar word(s): fashionable, stylish, chic, voguish
3. characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- smart children talk earlier than the average
Similar word(s): intelligent, bright
4. improperly forward or bold
Similar word(s): forward, fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, wise
5. painfully severe
- he gave the dog a smart blow
Similar word(s): intense
6. quick and brisk
- I gave him a smart salute
- we walked at a smart pace
Similar word(s): fast
7. capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- smart weapons
Similar word(s): automatic
Sentences with smart as an adjective:
- a smart pain
- smart bomb, smart car
- smartcard, smartphone
- a smart outfit
- He became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks.
- He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart.
- That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart.
- a smart gown
- a smart breeze
noun
1. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
verb
1. be the source of pain
Definition categories: perception
Sentences with smart as a verb:
- After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"