Smart (Noun)
Meaning
A kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The cut on her hand stung with a sharp smart that made her wince.
- The burn on his arm left a lingering smart that made it hard to sleep.
- After the surgery, the patient complained of a dull smart in her knee.
- The athlete suffered a smart in her ankle during the game.
- The doctor applied a topical cream to alleviate the smart from the insect bite.