"clart" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /klɑːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clart.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clarts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English *clart, found in the verb biclarten (“to cover or smear with dirt”). Cognate with Scots clart, clairt (“to besmear”), Scots clarty (“dirty”). Further origin uncertain. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*clart}} Middle English *clart, {{m|enm|biclarten||to cover or smear with dirt}} biclarten (“to cover or smear with dirt”), {{cog|sco|clart}} Scots clart, {{m|sco|clairt|t=to besmear}} clairt (“to besmear”), {{m+|sco|clarty|t=dirty}} Scots clarty (“dirty”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} clart (plural clarts)
  1. A daub.
    Sense id: en-clart-en-noun-B4i8Lc2L
  2. (now Scotland, Northern England) Sticky mud, mire or filth. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-clart-en-noun-lKyODd-6 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 49 14 2 15
  3. (Geordie, derogatory) A person who is unclean. Tags: Geordie, derogatory
    Sense id: en-clart-en-noun-nht9F3tt Categories (other): Geordie English
  4. (Geordie, derogatory) A fool. Tags: Geordie, derogatory
    Sense id: en-clart-en-noun-rTstm6Q2 Categories (other): Geordie English
  5. Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.
    Sense id: en-clart-en-noun-L6bc4PJP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clairt, clort Derived forms: beclart, clarty

Verb

IPA: /klɑːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clart.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clarts [present, singular, third-person], clarting [participle, present], clarted [participle, past], clarted [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English *clart, found in the verb biclarten (“to cover or smear with dirt”). Cognate with Scots clart, clairt (“to besmear”), Scots clarty (“dirty”). Further origin uncertain. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*clart}} Middle English *clart, {{m|enm|biclarten||to cover or smear with dirt}} biclarten (“to cover or smear with dirt”), {{cog|sco|clart}} Scots clart, {{m|sco|clairt|t=to besmear}} clairt (“to besmear”), {{m+|sco|clarty|t=dirty}} Scots clarty (“dirty”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} clart (third-person singular simple present clarts, present participle clarting, simple past and past participle clarted)
  1. (transitive, now Scotland, Northern England) To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-clart-en-verb-8hiSUQyT Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clairt, clort

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-clart.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-clart.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-clart.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-clart.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "clairt"
    },
    {
      "word": "clort"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clart"
}

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