smudge
verb
[ smʌdʒ ]
• cause (something) to become messily smeared by rubbing it.
• "she dabbed her eyes, careful not to smudge her make-up"
Similar:
streak,
mark,
dirty,
spot,
soil,
muddy,
fleck,
speck,
blotch,
blacken,
smear,
stripe,
dot,
blot,
blob,
daub,
bedaub,
stain,
splotch,
splodge,
besmirch,
blur,
mess up,
smudge
noun
• a blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something.
• "a smudge of blood on the floor"
Similar:
streak,
smear,
mark,
dirty mark,
spot,
fleck,
speck,
stain,
blotch,
stripe,
dot,
blot,
blob,
dab,
patch,
pop,
blur,
smut,
fingermark,
splotch,
splodge,
smirch,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘soil, stain’): of unknown origin. The noun dates from the late 18th century.
smudge
noun
• a smoky outdoor fire that is lit to keep off insects or protect plants against frost.
• "discussions of the merits of various smudges at keeping bugs at bay"
Origin:
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘suffocating smoke’): related to obsolete smudge ‘cure herring by smoking’, of obscure origin.
