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Definition of Smutch
1. Verb. Make a smudge on; soil by smudging. "The children smutch grease onto the paper"
Generic synonyms: Rub
Specialized synonyms: Resmudge, Dust
Derivative terms: Smear, Smudge
Definition of Smutch
1. n. A stain; a dirty spot.
2. v. t. To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal.
Definition of Smutch
1. Verb. To soil, stain or smudge ¹
2. Noun. A stain, smudge or blot ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smutch
1. to smudge [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: smudge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smutch
Literary usage of Smutch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Various Writings of Cornelius Mathews by Cornelius Mathews (1863)
"smutch,' says I, when we had passed him a step or two, ' I smell brimstone !' '
So do I,' says smutch, putting his fingers to his nose ; and here let me say ..."
2. The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman by Walt Whitman, Richard Maurice Bucke, Thomas Biggs Harned, Horace Traubel, Oscar Lovell Triggs (1902)
"FULL of wickedness, I — of many a smutch'd deed reminiscent — of worse deeds capable,
... smutch ..."
3. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"... s. propreté,/, parure recherchée. tit la substance farineuse en une poussière
noire; ordures,/, pi. obscénité,/. To smutch, ru. ..."
4. The Metropolitan (1833)
"Sam smutch was seated at the social board, Which, to quote Dryden, " with desert was
... bawls smutch, his features all in Hame ; " What shall it be \ Lord ..."
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