smutch (redirected from smutches)

smutch  (smch)

tr.v. smutched, smutch·ing, smutch·es

To soil or stain.

n.

A stain or spot of dirt.

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[Perhaps alteration of smudge.]

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smutchy adj.

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smutch [smʌtʃ]

vb

(tr) to smudge; mark

n

1. a mark; smudge

2. soot; dirt

[probably from Middle High German smutzen to soil; see smut]

smutchy  adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

smutch - make a smudge on; soil by smudging smudge, 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"