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smutch (smŭch) tr.v. smutched ,
smutch·ing ,
smutch·es To soil or stain.
n. A stain or spot of dirt.
[Perhaps alteration of
smudge .]
smutch′y adj.
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smutch (smʌtʃ ) n 1. a mark; smudge
2. soot; dirt
[C16: probably from Middle High German smutzen to soil; see smut]
ˈsmutchy adj
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smutch (smʌtʃ) v.t. 1. to smudge or soil.
2. a smudge or stain.
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smutch Past participle: smutchedGerund: smutchingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I smutch you smutch he/she/it smutches we smutch you smutch they smutch
Preterite I smutched you smutched he/she/it smutched we smutched you smutched they smutched
Present Continuous I am smutching you are smutching he/she/it is smutching we are smutching you are smutching they are smutching
Present Perfect I have smutched you have smutched he/she/it has smutched we have smutched you have smutched they have smutched
Past Continuous I was smutching you were smutching he/she/it was smutching we were smutching you were smutching they were smutching
Past Perfect I had smutched you had smutched he/she/it had smutched we had smutched you had smutched they had smutched
Future I will smutch you will smutch he/she/it will smutch we will smutch you will smutch they will smutch
Future Perfect I will have smutched you will have smutched he/she/it will have smutched we will have smutched you will have smutched they will have smutched
Future Continuous I will be smutching you will be smutching he/she/it will be smutching we will be smutching you will be smutching they will be smutching
Present Perfect Continuous I have been smutching you have been smutching he/she/it has been smutching we have been smutching you have been smutching they have been smutching
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been smutching you will have been smutching he/she/it will have been smutching we will have been smutching you will have been smutching they will have been smutching
Past Perfect Continuous I had been smutching you had been smutching he/she/it had been smutching we had been smutching you had been smutching they had been smutching
Conditional I would smutch you would smutch he/she/it would smutch we would smutch you would smutch they would smutch
Past Conditional I would have smutched you would have smutched he/she/it would have smutched we would have smutched you would have smutched they would have smutched
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. smutch - make a smudge on; soil by smudgingrub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
smutch verb To make dirty:
befoul ,
begrime ,
besmirch ,
besoil ,
black ,
blacken ,
defile ,
dirty ,
smudge ,
soil ,
sully .
noun A discolored mark made by smearing:
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