- smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
--1 is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
--1 has particulars:blotch, splodge, splotch; fingermark, fingerprint; inkblot Derived form: verb smirch1 - blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
--2 is a kind of mistake, error, fault
Derived form: verb smirch2
- smirch, besmirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained
--1 is one way to smear
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun smirch1
Somebody ----s something
- defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch - 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"
--2 is one way to charge, accuse
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun smirch2
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody