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dirt
noun
-
dirt
loose
soil
that
covers
the
ground
and
in
which
plants
grow
•
The
gardener
shoveled
dirt
into
the
flower
pot
before
planting
the
seeds
.
The
gardener
shoveled
dirt
into
the
flower
pot
before
planting
the
seeds
.
•
The
children
dug
tunnels
in
the
soft
dirt
at
the
playground
.
The
children
dug
tunnels
in
the
soft
dirt
at
the
playground
.
From
Old
Norse
“
drit
”
meaning
“
excrement
;
filth
,”
which
later
widened
in
English
to
refer
to
soil
or
earth
.
noun
-
dirt
any
dust
,
mud
,
or
other
substance
that
makes
something
unclean
•
Please
wipe
the
dirt
off
your
shoes
before
coming
inside
.
Please
wipe
the
dirt
off
your
shoes
before
coming
inside
.
•
A
thin
layer
of
dirt
covered
the
windows
after
the
sandstorm
.
A
thin
layer
of
dirt
covered
the
windows
after
the
sandstorm
.
Extended
from
the
sense
of
soil
to
mean
any
substance
that
soils
or
stains
,
first
recorded
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
-
dirt
information
or
gossip
that
could
harm
someone's
reputation
•
The
reporter
claimed
she
had
some
serious
dirt
on
the
famous
actor
.
The
reporter
claimed
she
had
some
serious
dirt
on
the
famous
actor
.
•
Do
you
have
any
dirt
about
why
they
broke
up
?
Do
you
have
any
dirt
about
why
they
broke
up
?
By
the
early
20th
century
, “
dirt
”
took
on
the
figurative
sense
of
disgraceful
information
,
as
if
reputations
could
be
soiled
like
clothing
.
dirty
adjective
-
dirty
,
dirtier
,
dirtiest
covered
with
or
containing
dust
,
mud
,
or
other
unwanted
matter
so
that
it
is
not
clean
.
•
After
playing
soccer
,
his
white
shirt
was
dirty
with
mud
.
After
playing
soccer
,
his
white
shirt
was
dirty
with
mud
.
•
Please
wipe
your
dirty
hands
before
touching
the
baby
.
Please
wipe
your
dirty
hands
before
touching
the
baby
.
From
Middle
English
“
dirties
” (
excrement
),
likely
related
to
“
dirt
”
+
“
-y
”.
adjective
-
dirty
,
dirtier
,
dirtiest
containing
sexual
,
obscene
,
or
crude
ideas
that
some
people
find
offensive
.
•
He
told
a
dirty
joke
that
made
everyone
blush
.
He
told
a
dirty
joke
that
made
everyone
blush
.
•
The
movie
was
rated
18+
because
of
its
dirty
language
.
The
movie
was
rated
18+
because
of
its
dirty
language
.
verb
-
dirty
,
dirtying
,
dirties
,
dirtied
to
make
something
become
unclean
or
to
become
unclean
.
•
Don
’
t
dirty
your
shoes
by
walking
through
the
puddle
.
Don
’
t
dirty
your
shoes
by
walking
through
the
puddle
.
•
Grease
from
the
bike
chain
dirtied
her
jeans
.
Grease
from
the
bike
chain
dirtied
her
jeans
.
adjective
-
dirty
,
dirtier
,
dirtiest
done
in
an
unfair
,
dishonest
,
or
underhand
way
.
•
The
player
was
given
a
red
card
for
a
dirty
tackle
.
The
player
was
given
a
red
card
for
a
dirty
tackle
.
•
They
accused
the
candidate
of
running
a
dirty
campaign
.
They
accused
the
candidate
of
running
a
dirty
campaign
.
