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Meaning of 'smart' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smart [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
- Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.
- Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction.
- A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a dandy.
- Smart money (see below).
- Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste.
- Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain.
- Vigorous; sharp; severe.
- Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever.
- Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
- Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying.
- Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown.
- Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze.
2 . Smart [ v. t.]
- To cause a smart in.

Meaning of 'smart' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smart [ s]
Meaning (1):
- elegant and stylish
Example in sentence:
  • a smart new dress;
  • a suit of voguish cut;
  • chic elegance
Meaning (2):
- improperly forward or bold
Example in sentence:
  • an impudent boy given to insulting strangers;
  • don't be fresh with me;
  • Don't get wise with me!;
  • impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
Meaning (3):
- painfully severe
Example in sentence:
  • he gave the dog a smart blow
Meaning (4):
- quick and brisk
Example in sentence:
  • I gave him a smart salute;
  • we walked at a smart pace
Meaning (5):
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
Example in sentence:
  • smart children talk earlier than the average;
  • some children are brighter in one subject than another
Meaning (6):
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
Example in sentence:
  • smart weapons