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Definitions for Dirt

[1] any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
[2] earth or soil, especially when loose.
[3] something or someone vile, mean, or worthless: After that last outburst of hers I thought she was dirt.
[4] moral filth; vileness; corruption.
[5] obscene or lewd language: to talk dirt.
[6] Informal . gossip, especially of a malicious, lurid, or scandalous nature: Tell me all the latest dirt.
[7] private or personal information which if made public would create a scandal or ruin the reputation of a person, company, etc.
[8] Mining . crude, broken ore or waste. (in placer mining) the material from which gold is separated by washing.
[9] do (someone) dirt . dirty(def 18) .
[10] 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.
[11] any unclean substance, such as mud, dust, excrement, etc; filth
[12] loose earth; soil
[13] packed earth, gravel, cinders, etc, used to make a racetrack (as modifier ) a dirt track
[14] mining the gravel or soil from which minerals are extracted
[15] a person or thing regarded as worthless
[16] obscene or indecent speech or writing
[17] slang gossip; scandalous information
[18] moral corruption
[19] do someone dirt slang to do something vicious to someone
[20] dish the dirt informal to spread malicious gossip
[21] eat dirt slang to accept insult without complaining
[22] treat someone like dirt to have no respect or consideration for someone

Words related to Dirt

excrement, soil, muck, mud, stain, ground, dust, earth, clay, filth, tarnish, mire, smut, crud, slime, smudge, dregs, filthiness, gook, feculence

Words nearby Dirt

dirk, dirksen, dirl, dirndl, dirofilaria, dirt, dirt bag, dirt cheap, dirt dauber, dirt farm, dirt farmer

Origin of Dirt

1250–1300; Middle English dirt, drit; cognate with Old Norse drit excrement; compare Old English drītan

Word origin for Dirt

C13: from Old Norse drit excrement; related to Middle Dutch drēte

Synonyms for Dirt

excrement, ground, muck, mud, soil, stain, crud, dreck, dregs, feculence, filth, filthiness, gook, gunk, mire, rottenness, sleaze, slime, smudge, smut, tarnish, scuz