smutch

• Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung, etwas mit Ruß oder Schmutz zu beschmutzen, zu beflecken oder zu schwärzen; schmutzig machen oder besudeln.

An archaic verb meaning to soil, stain, or blacken with soot or dirt; to smudge or make dirty.

1. To make a smudge onC2formalbritish

   To soil or mark something by smudging, often with dirt or soot.

   Beschmutzen

   • The child smutched the clean tablecloth with his dirty hands.
   • She accidentally smutched the painting while trying to clean it.
   • The chimney sweep's hands were smutched with black soot.

   Synonymebegrimebesmearblackendirtygrimesmudgesoilstain

   Antonymecleanpurifyscrubwashwipe