DIRT


Meaning of DIRT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdərt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English drit, from Old Norse; akin to Old English drītan to defecate

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : excrement

b. : a filthy or soiling substance (as mud, dust, or grime)

c. archaic : something worthless

d. : a contemptible person

treated me like dirt

2. : loose or packed soil or sand : earth

a mound of dirt

a dirt road

3.

a. : an abject or filthy state : squalor

living in dirt

b. : corruption , chicanery

vowed to clean up the dirt in the city government

c. : licentiousness of language or theme

d. : scandalous or malicious gossip

spreading dirt about his ex-wife

e. : embarrassing or incriminating information

trying to dig up dirt on her political rivals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.