LookItUpdirty
Meaning in simple English
US /ˈdɝti/ · UK /ˈdɜːti/
dirty means: Covered with unwanted substances, such as mud, dust, or old food.
adjective
NOT CLEANA1
Covered with unwanted substances, such as mud, dust, or old food.
- Your hands are dirty.
- He left his dirty shoes outside.
- Why is the kitchen floor so dirty?
CAUSES DIRTB2
Likely to make people or things unclean, or expose them to harmful germs.
- Repairing engines is dirty work.
- Wear gloves for this dirty job.
- Handling waste is a dirty task that requires care.
adverb
UNFAIRLYB2
In a way that breaks rules or treats other people unfairly.
- They always play dirty.
- The candidate fought dirty during the election.
- You cannot win fairly if you play dirty.
verb
MAKE UNCLEANB1
To make something less clean by putting mud, dust, or other unwanted things on it.
- Please do not dirty the floor.
- He dirtied his shoes in the garden.
- Wet dogs can dirty a clean carpet.
DAMAGE REPUTATIONC2
To make people think badly of someone or their good name.
- The lies dirtied her name.
- He refused to dirty his reputation for money.
- Those accusations dirty the memory of an honest man.
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