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.-to cause a smart in.-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.