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noun clever use of words ADJ. great | quick, ready | acerbic, barbed, biting, caustic, dry, sarcastic, sardonic, scathing, sharp, wicked | gentle | dazzling, sparkling VERB + WIT have He had a dry wit. PHRASES wit and wisdom a book full of the wit and wisdom of his 30 years in politics intelligence ADJ. native She had to use all her native wit to convince the police. VERB + WIT have I hope he's got the wit to take the key with him. PHRASES beyond the wit of man (= impossible) It should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute wits: ability to think quickly VERB + WIT gather, recover She couldn't seem to gather her wits and tell us what had happened. | blunt, dull Living alone in the country had dulled his wits. | sharpen PHRASES a battle of wits The strike developed into a battle of wits between management and workers. | have/keep your wits about you They do tough interviews so you'll need to have your wits about you. | pit your wits against sb Celebrity teams pit their wits against each other in this lively quiz show.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary