smit
/smɪt/
smit is the alternative spelling of smitt.
smit is the simple past and past participle of smite.
Noun
smit (plural smits)
Meaning of smitt
Noun
smitt
Meaning of smite
Verb
smite (third-person singular simple present smites, present participle smiting, simple past smote or smited or (obsolete) smit, past participle smitten or smote or smited or (obsolete) smit)
- To hit; to strike.
- Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:39
- To strike down or kill with godly force.
- And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 3:19–20
- To injure with divine power.
- VERSE 12. And the fourth angel ſounded, and the third part of the ſun was ſmitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the ſtars, ſo as the third part of them was darkened, and the day ſhone not for a third part of it, and the night likewiſe. […] [T]his Jeſus which ſignifies the...1746, Lodowick[e] Muggleton, “CHAP. XXV [of the Book of Revelation].”, in True Interpretation of All the Chief Texts, and Mysterious Sayings and Visions Opened, of the Whole Book of the Revelation of...
- To kill violently; to slay.
- "She is sitting in the great hall even now to do justice upon those who would have smitten thee and the Lion."1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
- […]and it turned out, if you just dumped pure oxygen and kerosene into the combustion chamber, the torpedo would travel at fairly-high speed... just instantaneously in all directions at once, disassembling itself, and any nearby people, with considerable enthusiasm. Explaining that this was...2021 January 20, Drachinifel, 5:49 from the start, in Type 93 Long Lance Torpedo - Long Range Hole Poking Device, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2022
- To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
- Let us not mistake the goodness of God, nor imagine that because he smites us, therefore we are forsaken by him.1688, William Wake, Preparation for Death
Verb
smit (third-person singular simple present smits, present participle smitting, simple past and past participle smitted)
- To infect.
Proper noun capitalized: Smit
Smit (plural Smits)
- A surname from Dutch.
Forms of smit
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | smits |
| present participle | smitting |
| past participle | smitted |
| past | smitted |
| Noun | |
| plural | smits |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Smits |
Origin of smit
See smittle.
Borrowed from Dutch Smid, from smid (“smith”). Doublet of Smith and Schmidt.
Words that rhyme with smit
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Questions about smit
- What does smit mean?
- Smit means to infect.
- What is smit the alternative spelling of?
- Smit is the alternative spelling of smitt.
- What part of speech is smit?
- Smit can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce smit?
- Smit is pronounced /smɪt/.
- What is the past tense of smit?
- The past tense of smit is smitted.
Words near smit in the dictionary
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