smart

Definitions of smart in various dictionaries:

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

verb - be the source of pain

adj - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

adj - elegant and stylish

adj - characterized by quickness and ease in learning

adj - improperly forward or bold

adj - painfully severe

adj - quick and brisk

adj - capable of independent and apparently intelligent action

Characterized by sharp, quick thought; bright.

Amusingly clever; witty: a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation.

Impertinent; insolent: That’s enough of your smart talk.

Energetic or quick in movement: a smart pace.

Canny and shrewd in dealings with others: a smart business person.

Of, relating to, or being a highly automated device, especially one that imitates human intelligence: smart missiles.

Having the capacity to perform operations independently of the computer.

Accomplished; talented: He’s a right smart ball player.

To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain: The slap delivered to my face smarted.

To be the location of such a pain: The incision on my leg smarts.

To feel such a pain.

To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse: “No creature smarts so little as a fool” (Alexander Pope).

To suffer or pay a heavy penalty.

Intelligence; expertise: “Like courting the prettiest girl in school, the chase requires smarts” (Jackie MacMullan).

adj - characterized by mental acuity

verb - to cause a sharp, stinging pain