| 1. | any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement. |
| 2. | earth or soil, esp. when loose. |
| 3. | something or someone vile, mean, or worthless: After that last outburst of hers I thought she was dirt. |
| 4. | moral filth; vileness; corruption. |
| 5. | obscene or lewd language: to talk dirt. |
| 6. | Informal. gossip, esp. of a malicious, lurid, or scandalous nature: Tell me all the latest dirt. |
| 7. | private or personal information which if made public would create a scandal or ruin the reputation of a person, company, etc. |
| 8. | Mining.
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| 9. | do (someone) dirt. dirty (def. 18). |
| 10. | eat dirt, Informal. to accept blame, guilt, criticism, or insults without complaint; humble or abase oneself: The prosecutor seemed determined to make the defendant eat dirt. |

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In addition to the idiom beginning with dirt, also see dig up (dirt); dish the dirt; eat crow (dirt); hit the deck (dirt); pay dirt; treat like dirt. Also see under dirty.