smudge

smudge

 (smŭj)

v. smudged, smudg·ing, smudg·es

v.tr.

1. To make dirty, especially in one small area: My shirt was smudged with soot.

2. To smear or blur (something): smudged grease on my pants; smudged her makeup.

3. To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects.

v.intr.

1. To smear something, such as dirt or soot.

2. To become smudged or blurred: Photo negatives smudge easily.

n.

1. A blotch or smear.

2. A blurry or indistinct part or image: a smudge on the photocopy.

3. A smoky fire used to protect against frost or to repel insects.

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[Middle English smogen.]

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smudg′i·ly adv.

smudg′i·ness n.

smudg′y adj.

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smudge

(smʌdʒ)

vb

1. to smear, blur, or soil or cause to do so

2. (tr) chiefly US and Canadian to fill (an area) with smoke in order to drive insects away or guard against frost

n

3. a smear or dirty mark

4. a blurred form or area: that smudge in the distance is a quarry.

5. (Agriculture) chiefly US and Canadian a smoky fire for driving insects away or protecting fruit trees or plants from frost

[C15: of uncertain origin]

ˈsmudgeless adj

ˈsmudgily, ˈsmudgedly adv

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smudge

(smʌdʒ)

n., v. smudged, smudg•ing. n.

1. a dirty mark or smear.

2. a smeary state.

3. a stifling smoke.

4. a smoky fire, esp. one made for driving away mosquitoes or safeguarding fruit trees from frost.

v.t.

5. to mark with dirty streaks or smears.

6. to fill with smudge, as to drive away insects.

v.i.

7. to form a smudge on something.

8. to become smudged.

9. to smolder or smoke; emit smoke, as a smudge pot.

[1400–50; late Middle English smogen (v.), of uncertain orig.]

smudg′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.

smudg′i•ly, adv.

smudg′i•ness, n.

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smudge

Past participle: smudged
Gerund: smudging

Imperative

smudge

smudge

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smudge - a smoky fire to drive away insects   fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
	2.	smudge - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" blot, smirch, daub, slur, smear, spot blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" blotch, splodge, splotch - an irregularly shaped spot fingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger inkblot - a blot made with ink
Verb	1.	smudge - make a smudge on; soil by smudging smutch, smear, blur rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" resmudge - smudge again dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"

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smudge

noun

1. smear, blot, smut, smutch smudges of blood

verb

1. smear, blur, blot Smudge the outline using a cotton-wool bud.

2. mark, soil, dirty, daub, smirch She kissed me, careful not to smudge me with her fresh lipstick.

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smudge

verb

1. To make dirty:

befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, blacken, defile, dirty, smutch, soil, sully.

2. To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance:

bedaub, besmear, dab, daub, plaster, smear, smirch.

3. To contaminate the reputation of:

befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish.

Idioms: give a black eye to, sling mud on.

noun

A discolored mark made by smearing:

blot, blotch, daub, smear, smirch, smutch, splotch, stain.

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Translations

لَطْخَةلَطْخَهيُلَطِّخ

skvrnašmouhaumazatzamazat

plettvære ud

FleckKlecksverschmieren

μουντζούραμουτζούρα

mancha

tahratahriatöhriätuhria

tachemaculersalir

mrlja

klína á, óhreinkaóhreinindablettur

macchiamacchiaremacchiatosbavaturainsudiciare

汚れ

얼룩

susiliejęssutepimassuteptas

izsmērētizsmērētiesiztrieptsmērējumstraips

veeg

flekkflekk som er gnidd utoverklin

plama

borrão

грязное пятно

smutsfläck

รอยเปื้อน

lekelekele mek

vết bẩn

污点污迹玷污

smudge

[smʌdʒ]

A. N → borrón m

B. VT → manchar

C. VI → correrse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

smudge

[ˈsmʌdʒ]

n → tache f

vt [+ ink, paint] → étaler
I'm not allowed to kiss her in case I smudge her lipstick → Elle ne me laisse pas l'embrasser parce qu'elle ne veut pas que j'étale son rouge à lèvres.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

smudge

n

→ Fleck m; (of ink) → Klecks m

(US: = fire) → (qualmendes) Feuer (gegen Insekten)

vt ink, lipstick, paint → verwischen; he had chocolate smudged all over his face → er hatte sich (dat) → das ganze Gesicht mit Schokolade vollgeschmiert

vi → verlaufen, verschmieren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

smudge

[smʌdʒ]

1. n → sbavatura, macchia

2. vt → sporcare, imbrattare

3. vi → sbavare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

smudge

(smadʒ) noun

a smear or a blurred mark. There's a smudge of ink on your nose. klad, inkmerk لَطْخَه зацапано място borrão skvrna der Klecks plet μουντζούραmancha, borrón plekk لك tahra tache, traînéeכתם धब्बा prljavština, mrlja piszok lumaran óhreinindablettur macchia よごれ (잉크 등의) 얼룩 dėmė traips; smērējums kesan kotor veegflekk som er gnidd utover, klinplama, smuga لوخړه، ډډوزه: داغ، خاپ، خاپي، ټپ borrão pată, murdărie пятно; клякса škvrna, fľak madež mrlja fläck รอยเปื้อน leke 污點 брудна пляма دھبّا vết bẩn, vết ố 污点

verb

to make or become blurred or smeared. klad, smeer يُلَطِّخ зацапвам (се) borrar(-se) umazat (se) verschmieren tvære ud μουντζουρώνω, μουντζουρώνομαιmanchar, emborronar määrima, määrduma لك شدن tuhria salir, maculer לְהַכתִים धब्बा डालना या मैला करना zaprljati, zamrljati bepiszkít melumarkan klína á, óhreinka macchiare しみをつける 얼룩을 내다 su(si)tepti iztriept; izsmērēt; izsmērēties mencomotkan besmeurengni utoverplamić, zasmarować ډډوزه borrar(-se) a murdări, a macula пачкать, размазывать rozmazať umazati (se) zamrljati sudda[s], smeta[s] ทำเปื้อน lekelemek 玷污 бруднити(ся); мазати(ся) داغ لگانا، دھندلا کرنا làm bẩn, làm nhơ 玷污

ˈsmudgy adjective

besmeer مُلَطَّخ зацапан borrado umazaný verschmiert udtværet μουντζουρωμένος borrado, manchado määrdunud لك شده tuhruinen tachéמרוח मैला, धब्बेदार uprljan, zamrljan foltos, piszkos berbekas lumaran óhreinn, kámugur macchiato しみのついた 얼룩 투성이의 suteptas, susiliejęs traipains; notriepts comot besneurd tilsmurt, skjoldet poplamiony, zasmarowany داغ borrado pătat, murdar запачканный rozmazaný umazan mrljav fläckig, suddig มีรอยเปื้อน lekeli 玷污了的 брудний دھندلا، داغدار bẩn, nhem nhuốc 玷污了的

ˈsmudginess noun

smerigheid تَلْطيخ зацапаност aspecto borrado rozmazanost das Verschmieren udtværethed μουντζούρωμα aspecto borrado mustus لكي tuhruisuus flou מְרִיחוּת मैलापन umrljanost, zaprljanost piszkosság kekaburan óhreinindi l'essere macchiato よごれ 얼룩 투성이 dėmė, sutepimas traipainība kecomotan vlekkerigheid det som er tilsmurt/skjoldet poplamienie لکی aspecto borrado aspect vaporos пачкотня rozmazanosť zamazanost mrljavost fläckighet, suddighet การมีรอยเปื้อน lekelilik 污點 забрудненість داغداری sự bẩn, sự nhem nhuốc 污点

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smudge

→ لَطْخَة šmouha plet Fleck μουντζούρα mancha tahra tache mrlja sbavatura 汚れ 얼룩 veeg flekk plama borrão грязное пятно smutsfläck รอยเปื้อน leke vết bẩn 污迹

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