3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dirty \Dirt"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirtied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dirtying}.] 1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands. [1913 Webster] 2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dirty adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {soiled}, {unclean}] [ant: {clean}] 2: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" [ant: {clean}] 3: vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: {filthy}, {lousy}] 4: spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" [syn: {contaminating}] [ant: {clean}] 5: contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen [syn: {contaminated}, {infected}, {pestiferous}] 6: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dingy}, {muddied}, {muddy}] 7: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" [syn: {foul}, {marked-up}] 8: obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains" [syn: {ill-gotten}] 9: expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks" 10: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}] 11: unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign" [syn: {sordid}] 12: unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing" v : make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: {soil}, {begrime}, {grime}, {colly}, {bemire}] [ant: {clean}] [also: {dirtied}, {dirtiest}, {dirtier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dirtied See {dirty}
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