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The correct spelling is smart.
How to pronounce smart
/smɑːt/
verbIPA: /smɑːt/
Say it like: Sma-rt
The correct spelling is smart. To hurt or sting. For example: "After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!""
Usage Examples
“After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"”
“smart bomb”
“You look smart in that business suit.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To hurt or sting.
- 2.To cause a smart or sting in.
- 3.To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
adjective
- 1.Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- 2.Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- 3.(often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- 4.Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- 5.Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
noun
- 1.A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
- 2.Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
- 3.Smart-money.
- 4.A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
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