Found 2 items, similar to smirch.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: smirch
smirch
n 1: a blemish made by dirt;
“he had a smudge on his cheek” [syn:
smudge,
spot,
blot,
daub,
smear,
slur]
2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it;
“he
made a huge blot on his copybook” [syn:
blot,
smear,
spot,
stain]
v 1: smear so as to make dirty or stained [syn:
besmirch]
2: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good
name and reputation of someone;
“The journalists have
defamed me!” “The article in the paper sullied my
reputation” [syn:
defame,
slander,
asperse,
denigrate,
calumniate,
smear,
sully,
besmirch]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Smirch
Smirch
\Smirch\, v. t. [From the root of smear.]
To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to
smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully.
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I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face. --Shak.
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Smirch
\Smirch\, n.
A smutch; a dirty stain.
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