- smudge - a smoky fire to drive away insects
--1 is a kind of fire
- smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
--2 is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
--2 has particulars:blotch, splodge, splotch; fingermark, fingerprint; inkblot Derived form: verb smudge1 - smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"