dirty

[US]/'dɜːtɪ/
[UK]/'dɝti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi.to become unclean
adj.unclean, soiled
vt.to make unclean

Phrases & Collocations

dirty clothes

dirty water

dirty laundry

dirty air

dirty mark

dirty trick

dirty money

dirty hands

dirty linen

dirty dog

dirty look

quick and dirty

Example Sentences

dirty players; a dirty fighter.

a mound of dirty crockery.

scour a dirty oven.

a dirty job at the garage.

the sea was a waste of dirty grey.

the yacht was ready for dirty weather.

Nirvana's dirty guitar sound.

a dirty great slab of stone.

give sb. a dirty look

roll dirty laundry in a sheet.

Real-world Examples

No touching! You'll get the mop dirty.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 2

Dirty sheets? - What kind of dirty?

Source: Listening Digest

But it is in fact the dirtiest.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Once a dirty cop, always a dirty cop, right?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Dirty blood, see. Common blood. It's ridiculous.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

She sent me dirty, tired and paunchy.

Source: The Devil Wears Prada

Some people think it's a little dirty.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Which is redundant because all dancing's dirty.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

The clean kind and the dirty kind, clean and dirty.

Source: The Little House on Mango Street

'I like being dirty, and I'm going to be dirty! '

Source: "Wuthering Heights" simplified version (Level 5)

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