smudge
11smudge — I UK [smʌdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms smudge : singular smudge plural smudges a small untidy mark made by a substance such as dirt or ink II UK [smʌdʒ] / US verb Word forms smudge : present tense I/you/we/they smudge he/she/it smudges… …
12smudge — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a blurred or smeared line or mark; a blot; a smear of dirt. 2 a stain or blot on a person s character etc. v. 1 tr. make a smudge on. 2 intr. become smeared or blurred (smudges easily). 3 tr. smear or blur the lines of (writing,… …
13smudge — I. verb (smudged; smudging) Etymology: Middle English smogen Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to make a smudge on b. to soil as if by smudging 2. a. to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner …
14smudge — smudgedly, adv. smudgeless, adj. /smuj/, n., v., smudged, smudging. 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 …
15smudge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Smudge is used after these nouns: ↑dirt {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Smudge is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑lipstick, ↑mascara Smudge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ink, ↑lipstick, ↑make up, ↑mascara …
16smudge — smudge1 [ smʌdʒ ] noun count a small untidy mark made by a substance such as dirt or ink smudge smudge 2 [ smʌdʒ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if you smudge something such as ink, or it smudges, you make it spread across the page in an… …
17smudge — [[t]smʌdʒ[/t]] n. v. smudged, smudg•ing 1) a dirty mark or smear 2) a smeary state 3) a stifling smoke 4) agr. a smoky fire, esp. one made for driving away mosquitoes or safeguarding fruit trees from frost 5) to mark with dirty streaks or smears… …
18smudge — 1 noun (C) a dirty mark: There s a smudge of grease on your chin. smudgy adjective 2 verb 1 (T) to make writing, painting etc become unclear by touching or rubbing it: Don t touch it! You ll smudge the ink. 2 (I) if ink, writing etc smudges, its… …
19smudge — [smʌdʒ] noun [C] I a small untidy mark made by a substance such as dirt or ink II verb [I/T] smudge [smʌdʒ] if you smudge something such as ink, or if it smudges, you make it spread in an untidy way by touching it …
20smudge — /smʌdʒ / (say smuj) noun 1. a dirty mark or smear. 2. a smeary state. 3. a blurred mass: the house was a smudge on the horizon. 4. a stifling smoke. –verb (smudged, smudging) –verb (t) 5. to mark with dirty streaks or smears. –verb (i) 6. to form …
