Definitions for: Smudge


[n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
[n] a smoky fire to drive away insects
[v] make a smudge on; soil by smudging



Webster (1913) Definition: Smudge, n. [Cf. Dan. smuds smut, E. smutch, or smoke.]
1. A suffocating smoke. --Grose.

2. A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning
slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or
the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off
mosquitoes or other insects. [U. S.] --Bartlett.

3. That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a
smutch; a smear.


Smudge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smudged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Smudging.]
1. To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a
smudge.

2. To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.

Synonyms: blot, blur, daub, slur, smear, smear, smirch, smutch, spot

See Also: blemish, blotch, defect, dust, fingermark, fingerprint, fire, inkblot, resmudge, rub, splodge, splotch

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