dirt
/dɜːt/ · dirt
noun
- Soil or earth. The garden was filled with rich dirt that supported a variety of plants.
noun
- A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance. The child's clothes were covered in dirt after playing outside.
noun
- Previously unknown facts, or the invented 'facts', about a person. The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.
verb
- To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty. The accident left the road dirty and slippery.
Did you know? The phrase 'dirt on someone' originated in the 17th century, referring to the discovery of scandalous or compromising information about a person.