If someone says you are smart, what do they mean? Is it a good thing or something bad? The answer is not as easy as you might think. This is because the word"smart" has many meanings.( 1),someone could say you look so smart or are smartly dressed. That means they like( 2) you are wearing and your physical (3).To use a slang expression, they could say,"You look (4)cool!" But if something smarts, it can be (5)or hurtful, either physically or mentally. If you accidentally trip over a chair and fall down, you might shout,"Wow! That smarts!" Or if a friend says something that( 6)your feelings, you can say you are smarting from the upsetting( 7). People have( 8)ways of being smart. Some people are considered street smart. They may not have a strong education. But they are expert (9)dealing with people and problems in the real world. Other people might be book smart. This means they have spent many years in school. But when dealing with people or problems (10)existing in our world they may not be so smart.