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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dirt /dɜrt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- any foul or filthy substance, such as mud:I couldn't get the dirt off my clothes.
- earth or soil, esp. when loose:good dirt for growing vegetables.
- something or someone vile or worthless:She treated me like dirt.
- moral filth;
vileness. - Informal Termsgossip, esp. of a malicious nature:listening to the latest dirt.
Idioms- Idioms do someone dirt, [ do + obj + ~] to cause someone harm:I would never do her dirt.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dirt (dûrt),USA pronunciation n. - any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- earth or soil, esp. 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 Termsgossip, esp. of a malicious, lurid, or scandalous nature:Tell me all the latest dirt.
- private or personal information which if made public would create a scandal or ruin the reputation of a person, company, etc.
- [Mining.]
- Miningcrude, broken ore or waste.
- Mining(in placer mining) the material from which gold is separated by washing.
- Idioms do (someone) dirt. See dirty (def. 15).
- Idioms eat dirt, [Informal.]to accept blame, guilt, criticism, or insults without complaint;
humble or abase oneself:The prosecutor seemed determined to make the defendant eat dirt.
- 1250–1300; Middle English dirt, drit; cognate with Old Norse drit excrement; compare Old English drītan
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scandal, slander, rumor, scuttlebutt.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dirt /dɜːt/ n - 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
- the gravel or soil from which minerals are extracted
- a person or thing regarded as worthless
- obscene or indecent speech or writing
- slang gossip; scandalous information
- moral corruption
- do someone dirt ⇒ slang to do something vicious to someone
- eat dirt ⇒ slang to accept insult without complaining
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse drit excrement; related to Middle Dutch drēte |