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smudge1 nounsmudge2 verb smudgesmudge1 /smʌdʒ/ noun [countable]  - Ella had a smudge of green paint on her cheek.
- There was a lipstick smudge on the rim of my cup.
- You can't hand your homework in with those smudges all over it.
- It can invert, flip, rotate, scale, stretch, smudge and anything else you might want it to do.
- Nothing on it, just a few smudges.
- Over on the horizon there was a dark-blue smudge of land to be seen only in first clear light.
- Purple lines floated on the surfaces of his eyes, coming briefly into focus, then retreating into vague smudges.
- Sometimes a finger pressed over semi-wet paint will create a controlled smudge for distant branches.
- Suddenly a flock of all-dark shearwaters appeared, only the underwing showing a pale smudge.
- This rumor contains smudges of truth.
- Typically the fisherman is a lone black smudge hunched on his bait-box for hours at a time.
a dirty mark► mark a dirty area on something that spoils its appearance: · The bark of the tree had made black marks on her trousers. ► spot a small mark on something: · a grease spot on my shirt ► stain a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a dark liquid: · a wine stain on the tablecloth· blood stains ► smudge a mark that is made when something touches against a surface: · There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek.· He had a smudge of chalk on his jacket. ► smear a mark that is made by a small amount of something spread across a surface: · The table had a smear of paint on the top. ► fingerprint (also fingermark British English) a mark on the surface of something that is made by someone’s fingers: · The glass was covered with greasy fingerprints. a mark on something that spoils its appearance► mark a spot or line on clothes, furniture, a wall, or floor etc, for example where it has been damaged, made dirty, or where someone has dropped liquid on it: · There are marks on the door where the cat has scratched it.make a mark: · Hot cups of tea can make marks on polished tables.dirty/greasy/sticky mark: · How did you get that dirty mark on your T-shirt?dirt/grease/pencil mark: · His shoes had left dirt marks across the carpet. ► stain a large mark that is difficult to remove, made when a liquid such as coffee or wine falls onto something: · I can't get this stain out of the carpet.grass/coffee/wine/blood stain: · Salt is the best cure for a red wine stain. ► spot a small round area on a surface, which is of a different colour from the rest of the surface and is made especially by drops of liquid: spot of: · Detectives found a few spots of blood on the carpet.ink/paint/oil spots: · The letter was covered in small ink spots, as though his hand had been shaking as he wrote it. ► patch especially British an area where dirt, water, oil etc has made a mark on a floor, wall, or ceiling: greasy/dirty/damp patch: · There's a damp patch under the window.patch of dirt/damp/grease: · Patches of grease covered the kitchen walls. ► smudge a dirty mark made when ink or paint is accidentally rubbed on a surface: · You can't hand your homework in with those smudges all over it.smudge of: · Ella had a smudge of green paint on her cheek. ► smudge your make-up (=accidentally rub it so that it spreads to areas where you do not want it)· Grace wiped her eyes, smudging her make-up. a dirty mark SYN smearsmudge of a smudge of lipstick on the cup► see thesaurus at mark—smudgy adjectivesmudge1 nounsmudge2 verb smudgesmudge2 verb  VERB TABLEsmudge |
Present | I, you, we, they | smudge | | he, she, it | smudges | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | smudged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have smudged | | he, she, it | has smudged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had smudged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will smudge | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have smudged |
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Present | I | am smudging | | he, she, it | is smudging | | you, we, they | are smudging | Past | I, he, she, it | was smudging | | you, we, they | were smudging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been smudging | | he, she, it | has been smudging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been smudging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be smudging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been smudging |
- Carlos had a smudged repair manual propped open on the car's windshield.
- Renille wiped at her eyes, smudging her makeup.
- The smoke of smelters and charcoal kilns smudged a sky that all down the pass had been a dark, serene blue.
- Water-resistant Won't smudge or run when touched and can be cleaned off with ordinary remover.
- Which type to choose Waterproof Shouldn't smudge or run in water, but many do.
► smudge your make-up (=accidentally rub it so that it spreads to areas where you do not want it)· Grace wiped her eyes, smudging her make-up. 1[intransitive, transitive] if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it has been touched or rubbed: Don’t touch it! You’ll smudge the ink.2[transitive] to make a dirty mark on a surface: Someone had smudged the paper with their greasy hands. |