də:t n. 1
unclean matter that soils. 2 a
earth, soil. b earth, cinders,
etc., used to
make a
surface for a road etc. (usu. attrib. : dirt track; dirt road). 3
foul or
malicious words or
talk. 4
excrement. 5 a
dirty condition. 6 a
person or
thing considered
worthless. ødirt
bike a
motor cycle designed for
use on
unmade roads
and tracks,
esp. in scrambling. dirt
cheap colloq. extremely cheap. dirt-track a
course made of rolled cinders, soil, etc., for motor-cycle racing or flat racing. do a person dirt sl.
harm or
injure a person's
reputation maliciously.
eat dirt 1
suffer insults etc.
without retaliating. 2 US make a humiliating
confession.
treat like dirt treat (a person) contemptuously;
abuse. [ME f. ON drit excrement]