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dirt
[durt]
noun
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
earth or soil, especially when loose.
something or someone vile, mean, or worthless.
After that last outburst of hers I thought she was dirt.
moral filth; vileness; corruption.
obscene or lewd language.
to talk dirt.
Informal.gossip, especially of a malicious, lurid, or scandalous nature.
Tell me all the latest dirt.
Synonyms: , , ,private or personal information which if made public would create a scandal or ruin the reputation of a person, company, etc.
Mining.
crude, broken ore or waste.
(in placer mining) the material from which gold is separated by washing.
dirt
/ ɜː /
noun
any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth
loose earth; soil
packed earth, gravel, cinders, etc, used to make a racetrack
( as modifier )
a dirt track
mining the gravel or soil from which minerals are extracted
a person or thing regarded as worthless
obscene or indecent speech or writing
slanggossip; scandalous information
moral corruption
slangto do something vicious to someone
informalto spread malicious gossip
slangto accept insult without complaining
to have no respect or consideration for someone
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dirt1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dirt1
Idioms and Phrases
eat dirt, to accept blame, guilt, criticism, or insults without complaint; humble or abase oneself.
The prosecutor seemed determined to make the defendant eat dirt.
do (someone) dirt. dirty.
Example Sentences
With plenty of grass, trees, dirt and hints of scatological delights in the air, they were in dog paradise.
John grows his own fruit and vegetables but after three years of construction work next to his house he said he has had to "restart the garden from scratch" due to the dirt and dust.
Seeing dirt under their fingernails is simply a lateral move.
The shortstop fell to the ground as Phoenix Call caught the final out in shallow right field, holding his head to the dirt.
"I was raised in Delta dirt, sunshine and flatland that goes on for miles and miles," she sings, as people nod their heads and stomp their feet to the beat.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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