📒 any substance that makes something dirty, for example dust, soil or mud
- His clothes were covered in dirt.
- First remove any grease or dirt from the surface.
- The problem with white is that it soon shows the dirt.
📒 loose earth or soil
- He picked up a handful of dirt and threw it at them.
- Pack the dirt firmly round the plants.
- They lived in a shack with a dirt floor.
📒 unpleasant or harmful information about somebody that could be used to damage their reputation, career, etc.
- Do you have any dirt on the new guy?
- He could dig up so much dirt on her.
- We need to get some dirt on her.
📒 solid waste matter from the body
📒 to discover and reveal information about somebody that could damage them
- They hired private investigators to dig up dirt on their political opponents.
- She has come to dig the dirt on her old rival.
📒 to tell people unkind or unpleasant things about somebody, especially about their private life
- She loves to dish the dirt on her sisters.
📒 to criticize or say bad things about somebody in public, in a way that is unfair
- The paper has dragged his name through the mud.
- They feel their agency has been dragged through the mud by the press.
- Football's good name is being dragged through the dirt.
📒 to accept bad treatment and being made to feel small or stupid
- Her mother ate dirt in poorly-paid jobs just so the family could stay in the country.
📒 to treat somebody with no respect at all
- They treat their workers like dirt.