smutch
[verb]
Synonyms: soil, begrime, besoil, dirty, foul, grime, smirch, smooch, smudge, tarnish, taint, besmirch, defile, discolor, smut, stain, sully

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smutch noun & verb. [smʌtʃ] M16.
[Rel. to SMUDGE noun², verb¹. Cf. SMOOCH verb¹, SMUT verb.]
A. noun.
1. A black or dirty mark; a stain; a smudge; fig. a moral stain. M16.
b. A slight mark or indication; a trace; a slight or light touch. L18.

2. Soot, grime, dirt. L18.
b. verb trans. Blacken, make dirty, smudge; fig. defile, corrupt. L16.

■ smutchy adjective L16.

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