noun
Meaning 1
A stain, smudge or blot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
smutch
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/smʌt͡ʃ/
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verb
Meaning 2
To soil, stain or smudge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: befoul, sully, tarnish, assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth, begrime, beray, beshit, besmear, besmirch, besully, bewray, blacken, blot, blur, clat, contaminate, darken, defile, dirten, dirty, elt, file, foil, foul, gunk, gunk up, inquinate, scunge, sling mud, slotter, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, smutch, soil, soss, sowl, spot, stain, sullow, uggle
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smear, blur, smudge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rub
Narrower terms: resmudge, dust
History
Etymology
Perhaps an alteration of smudge, smatch, or smooch.