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smirch
smirch S0495200 (smûrch)tr.v. smirched, smirch·ing, smirch·es 1. To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent: "their tough, hostile faces, smirched by the grime and rust" (Henry Roth).2. To dishonor; defame.n. Something, such as a blot, smear, or stain, that smirches. [Middle English smorchen.]smirch (smɜːtʃ) vb (tr) to dirty; soiln1. the act of smirching or state of being smirched2. a smear or stain[C15 smorchen, of unknown origin] ˈsmircher nsmirch (smɜrtʃ) v.t. 1. to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as if with soot, dirt, etc. 2. to sully or tarnish (a reputation, character, etc.); disgrace. n. 3. a dirty mark or smear. 4. a stain or blot, as on reputation. [1485–95; orig. uncertain] smirch Past participle: smirched Gerund: smirching
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I smirch | you smirch | he/she/it smirches | we smirch | you smirch | they smirch |
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I smirched | you smirched | he/she/it smirched | we smirched | you smirched | they smirched |
Present Continuous |
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I am smirching | you are smirching | he/she/it is smirching | we are smirching | you are smirching | they are smirching |
Present Perfect |
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I have smirched | you have smirched | he/she/it has smirched | we have smirched | you have smirched | they have smirched |
Past Continuous |
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I was smirching | you were smirching | he/she/it was smirching | we were smirching | you were smirching | they were smirching |
Past Perfect |
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I had smirched | you had smirched | he/she/it had smirched | we had smirched | you had smirched | they had smirched |
Future |
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I will smirch | you will smirch | he/she/it will smirch | we will smirch | you will smirch | they will smirch |
Future Perfect |
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I will have smirched | you will have smirched | he/she/it will have smirched | we will have smirched | you will have smirched | they will have smirched |
Future Continuous |
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I will be smirching | you will be smirching | he/she/it will be smirching | we will be smirching | you will be smirching | they will be smirching |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been smirching | you have been smirching | he/she/it has been smirching | we have been smirching | you have been smirching | they have been smirching |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been smirching | you will have been smirching | he/she/it will have been smirching | we will have been smirching | you will have been smirching | they will have been smirching |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been smirching | you had been smirching | he/she/it had been smirching | we had been smirching | you had been smirching | they had been smirching |
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I would smirch | you would smirch | he/she/it would smirch | we would smirch | you would smirch | they would smirch |
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I would have smirched | you would have smirched | he/she/it would have smirched | we would have smirched | you would have smirched | they would have smirched | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | smirch - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"blot, daub, smudge, slur, smear, spotblemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"blotch, splodge, splotch - an irregularly shaped spotfingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) fingerinkblot - a blot made with ink | | 2. | smirch - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"blot, smear, stain, spoterror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" | Verb | 1. | smirch - smear so as to make dirty or stainedbesmirchsmear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance | | 2. | smirch - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, denigrate, sully, smearaccuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" |
smirchverbTo spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance:bedaub, besmear, dab, daub, plaster, smear, smudge.nounA discolored mark made by smearing:blot, blotch, daub, smear, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain.Translationssmirch Related to smirch: besmirchedSynonyms for smirchverb to spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substanceSynonyms- bedaub
- besmear
- dab
- daub
- plaster
- smear
- smudge
noun a discolored mark made by smearingSynonyms- blot
- blotch
- daub
- smear
- smudge
- smutch
- splotch
- stain
Synonyms for smirchnoun a blemish made by dirtSynonyms- blot
- daub
- smudge
- slur
- smear
- spot
Related Words- blemish
- mar
- defect
- blotch
- splodge
- splotch
- fingermark
- fingerprint
- inkblot
noun an act that brings discredit to the person who does itSynonymsRelated Wordsverb smear so as to make dirty or stainedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb charge falsely or with malicious intentSynonyms- asperse
- besmirch
- calumniate
- defame
- slander
- denigrate
- sully
- smear
Related Words- accuse
- charge
- assassinate
- libel
- badmouth
- drag through the mud
- malign
- traduce
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