noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
dirt bike
dirt cheap (= very cheap - an informal expression )
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This coat was dirt cheap
dirt cheap
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Such cheap goods obviously rely on dirt cheap labor.
dirt farmer
dirt poor American English informal (= extremely poor )
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We were dirt poor back then.
dirt poor
dirt road
dirt track
dirt track
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The road leading to the farm was little more than a dirt track .
dish the dirt (= tell people shocking things about someone’s private life )
treat sb like dirt informal (= very badly and with no respect )
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He treated this wife like dirt.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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Look for tiny specks of black dirt - these are the flea droppings.
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I watched her hands come to the small of her back, kneading black dirt into a faded flower print.
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His face and hands were black with dirt .
little
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Hamilton said, and she headed down a little dirt path.
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Marines run it, so there is little dirt or laughter.
narrow
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She turned and looked up the narrow dirt road.
■ NOUN
bike
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She also writes her own motorcycle column, Purr, and loves riding dirt bikes .
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Duhon enjoys speeding across the hard-packed sand on his dirt bike , almost challenging the dry lake to best him.
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He rode an old dirt bike and mumbled when he talked.
floor
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Cartons of medical supplies were stacked on the dirt floor .
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He pulled the doors back, stepped inside, swung the flashlight across the dirt floor .
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Inside I would sit on the dirt floor smoking cigarettes stolen from the drawing room.
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The Human Body dropped from his hands, snapped open, and the innards scattered all over the dirt floor .
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Where the water dripped on to my dirt floor , I scraped a trench with my pocket knife to let it drain out.
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Colonels and privates hit the dirt floor as one!
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He squatted down, brushed a hand across the dirt floor , and put the hand to his nose.
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This was fine compared to the moldy tents and dirt floors at tent city.
path
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Bancoult's own home is down a dirt path past corrugated shacks that overspill with children.
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Hamilton said, and she headed down a little dirt path .
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The dirt path she was on was flanked on the left by a steep bank.
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The dirt paths between the house and the other buildings were foaming brown streams.
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A hard dirt path leads into the village past a cluster of small bamboo huts.
road
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After that it's a dirt road , but fairly new.
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We were a mile down a dirt road .
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Southern species often sit in dirt roads or sandy tracks and appear in car headlights.
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We were bumping along a dirt road when a storm gathered dark clouds above us.
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Laidlaw drove past it and pulled up at the end of the dirt road .
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Every now and then a car rumbled over the bumpy dirt road , leaving behind a whirl of white dust.
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Narrow dirt roads connect the farms to the wider dirt road which links North Chittendon with Montpelier and Barre.
street
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I wandered out of Uncle's house and on to the dirt streets .
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Old men and women lined the dirt street and cheered as her wagon passed by.
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Heavy rains flooded the dirt streets of Gaza.
track
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He ran through the gate, down the lane and across to the dirt track faster and faster, leaping and jumping.
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We follow the dirt track that meanders with it.
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They turned into a dirt track flanked by very young gum trees.
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In the morning, we motored along dirt tracks to the deserted ruins of Dainzu and Mitla.
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During the monsoon, the dirt track which connects McLeod Ganj with Dharamsala lower down the valley turns into sludge.
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Devshi bhai took his group along a dirt track to our left.
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The private dirt track led directly to it.
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We cycled into the small village of Noul Roman along a dirt track .
■ VERB
cover
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His face was covered in dirt and he grinned at us in a rather frightened way.
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When the service was over they would cover the coffin with dirt .
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Her skin was covered with dirt , but it didn't hide its quality.
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Oh, he was covered in dirt and spoke like an actor reciting his lines but he made one mistake.
dig
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He looks for freshly dug dirt , or tracks.
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That was all part of the job - dig the dirt and then turn it into pure gold.
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If you want to dig the dirt your best hope is old Gooseneck, especially if he finds you attractive.
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Just imagine him saying that to a reporter trying to dig up more dirt ... trying to stir it up a bit.
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The jeep dug dirt as it leapt forward.
digging
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The People was the most assiduous in digging the dirt .
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Kenny stabbed the toe of his shoe into the layer of pine needles, digging for the dirt beneath.
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In politics, as in life, truth hurts.Better to keep mum. Digging up dirt is the media's job.
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They felt like giants of desire, pleased happy monsters digging into pay dirt .
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If he was a journalist intent on digging up some ancient dirt , he'd come up empty-handed.
dish
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This made Fearnley very defensive about his own business, and usually happy to dish the dirt about his aggressive competitor.
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I dish the dirt for half an hour and then leave him.
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He is often hired to inform Fleet Street about client views or, less charitably, to dish the dirt on opponents.
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A woman with a noble title is not supposed to dish royal dirt .
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They're the ones who'd love to dish the dirt .
eat
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Nolan Ryan sent Dave Winfield sprawling to eat dirt .
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We could eat all the sacred dirt on earth, but still those who loved to make war would make war.
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The real losers will, for all I know, eat dirt .
hit
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Our first instinct was to hit the dirt .
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Right now these three boys had hit pay dirt without even knowing the term.
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Colonels and privates hit the dirt floor as one!
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I hit the dirt and lay there panting.
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Another few rounds hit the dirt in front of us.
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The grunt leader stood up for a second and then hit the dirt .
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Cod, I had really hit pay dirt .
lead
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A hard dirt path leads into the village past a cluster of small bamboo huts.
remove
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Fabric boots should be scrubbed with clean water to remove the dirt and allowed to dry naturally.
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Rinse collard greens thoroughly in lukewarm water, repeating, if necessary, to remove all dirt and grit.
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Eventually a more thorough cleaning will remove any dirt and later retouching.
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Rory sucked at the tiny wound and spat, trying to remove any dirt .
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Washing white is a longer process of removing the dirt and stains.
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Whilst regular vacuuming removes surface dirt , crumbs and dust, it can't get rid of the ground dirt.
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If necessary, wash it gently in some warm soapy water to remove dirt and food particles. 2.
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Before applying paint to the door, lightly clean the surface with white spirit to remove any dirt or grease.
rub
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He just goes around there to rub dirt in their wounds.
throw
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A little while later, still holding Maura in his arms, Michael threw his handful of dirt on to the coffin.
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With pans we threw out the dirt ... Dried meat would be handed round.
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With the sentries jeering and the kitchen girls free to throw dirt , glad to see her fallen?
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Tyres had thrown the dirt into parallel ridges, knee-high on either side.
treat
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No more contract flying, being treated like dirt by all the owner-drivers.
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For all I know they treated their women like dirt .
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For years I allowed him to treat me like dirt .
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You saw how they treated you, like dirt .
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He's emperor of a hugely wealthy Aztec mountain kingdom and can afford to treat people like dirt .
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You may well be upset, but you're not going to get away with treating me like dirt .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hit the dirt/the deck
rub sb's nose in it/in the dirt
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He took off his glasses, which were covered with dirt .
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Put the seeds in the pot and cover them with dirt .
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She swept the dirt off the back porch.
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The floor was covered with dirt .
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The kids were playing in the yard, digging in the dirt .
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The rooms were cleaned until every speck of dirt and grit was gone.
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They live at the end of a dirt road.
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Why is there dirt all over the back seat of the car?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A quick ride up a short but somewhat steep dirt road takes you to Mulholland Drive, known here as dirt Mulholland.
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He stabbed the brake, stabbed too hard, and his back wheels slurred in the dirt .
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Jack looked up and wiped a grubby hand wearily over his face, streaking the dirt still further.
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That way, enough bag was left to use as a flap to hold in the dirt .
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The film of steam combined with the patina of dirt on the glass made them almost opaque.
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The government was paying farmers fifteen cents a cubic yard to move dirt .
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The hose washed off something that was not dirt .