The difference between Smart and Thick
When used as nouns, smart means a sharp, quick, lively pain, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
When used as verbs, smart means to hurt or sting, whereas thick means to thicken.
When used as adjectives, smart means exhibiting social ability or cleverness, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Thick is also adverb with the meaning: in a thick manner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Smart and Thick
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Smart as a verb (intransitive):
To hurt or sting.
Examples:
"After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"
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Smart as a verb (transitive):
To cause a smart or sting in.
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Smart as a verb (intransitive):
To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
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Smart as an adjective:
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
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Smart as an adjective (informal):
Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
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Smart as an adjective (often, in combination):
Equipped with digital/computer technology.
Examples:
"smart bomb'', ''smart car"
"smartcard'', ''smartphone"
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Smart as an adjective:
Good-looking.
Examples:
"a smart outfit"
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Smart as an adjective:
Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
Examples:
"He became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks''."
"Don't get smart with me!"
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Smart as an adjective:
Sudden and intense.
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Smart as an adjective:
Causing sharp pain; stinging.
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Smart as an adjective:
Sharp; keen; poignant.
Examples:
"a smart pain"
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Smart as an adjective (US, Southern, dated):
Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.
Examples:
"He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart."
"That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart."
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Smart as an adjective (archaic):
Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.
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Smart as an adjective (archaic):
Pretentious; showy; spruce.
Examples:
"a smart gown"
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Smart as an adjective (archaic):
Brisk; fresh.
Examples:
"a smart breeze"
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Smart as a noun:
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
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Smart as a noun:
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
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Smart as a noun:
Smart-money.
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Smart as a noun (slang, dated):
A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
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Thick as an adjective:
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
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Thick as an adjective:
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
Examples:
"I want some planks that are two inches thick."
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Thick as an adjective:
Heavy in build; thickset.
Examples:
"He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."
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Thick as an adjective:
Densely crowded or packed.
Examples:
"We walked through thick undergrowth."
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Thick as an adjective:
Having a viscous consistency.
Examples:
"My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."
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Thick as an adjective:
Abounding in number.
Examples:
"The room was thick with reporters."
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Thick as an adjective:
Impenetrable to sight.
Examples:
"We drove through thick fog."
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Thick as an adjective:
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
Examples:
"We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent."
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Thick as an adjective (informal):
Stupid.
Examples:
"He was as thick as two short planks."
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Thick as an adjective (informal):
Friendly or intimate.
Examples:
"They were as thick as thieves."
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Thick as an adjective:
Deep, intense, or profound.
Examples:
"'Thick darkness."
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Thick as an adjective (UK, dated):
troublesome; unreasonable
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Thick as an adjective (slang, mostly, of women):
Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
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Thick as an adverb:
In a thick manner.
Examples:
"Snow lay thick on the ground."
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Thick as an adverb:
Frequently or numerously.
Examples:
"The arrows flew thick and fast around us."
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Thick as a noun:
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
Examples:
"It was mayhem in the thick of battle."
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Thick as a noun:
A thicket.
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Thick as a noun (slang):
A stupid person; a fool.
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Thick as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To thicken.
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