1. intelligence or mental ability
Usage: informal; plural form

1. feels a sharp stinging pain
Usage: third person singular present
2. feels emotional pain or distress
Usage: third person singular present

Examples

• She has the smarts to solve complex problems.
• His business smarts helped him succeed.
• The cut on his finger smarts when he touches it.
• Her eyes smart from the smoke.
• He still smarts from the criticism he received.
• The rejection smarts more than she expected.
• You need street smarts to survive in the city.