SMUDGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does smudge mean?
• SMUDGE (noun)
The noun SMUDGE has 2 senses:
1. a smoky fire to drive away insects
2. a blemish made by dirt
Familiarity information: SMUDGE used as a noun is rare.
• SMUDGE (verb)
The verb SMUDGE has 1 sense:
1. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Familiarity information: SMUDGE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SMUDGE (noun)
Meaning:
A smoky fire to drive away insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("smudge" is a kind of...):
fire (the event of something burning (often destructive))
Meaning:
A blemish made by dirt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
blot; smirch; daub; smudge; spot; smear; slur
Context example:
he had a smudge on his cheek
Hypernyms ("smudge" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smudge"):
blotch; splodge; splotch (an irregularly shaped spot)
fingermark; fingerprint (a smudge made by a (dirty) finger)
inkblot (a blot made with ink)
• SMUDGE (verb)
Meaning:
Make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
smudge; smutch; smear; blur
Hypernyms (to "smudge" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "smudge"):
resmudge (smudge again)
dust (rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
The children smudge the paper with grease
The children smudge grease onto the paper
