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.

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[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 n

smirch

(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

Imperative
smirch
smirch

Present
I smirch
you smirch
he/she/it smirches
we smirch
you smirch
they smirch

Preterite
I smirched
you smirched
he/she/it smirched
we smirched
you smirched
they smirched

Present Continuous
I am smirching
you are smirching
he/she/it is smirching
we are smirching
you are smirching
they are smirching

Present Perfect
I have smirched
you have smirched
he/she/it has smirched
we have smirched
you have smirched
they have smirched

Past Continuous
I was smirching
you were smirching
he/she/it was smirching
we were smirching
you were smirching
they were smirching

Past Perfect
I had smirched
you had smirched
he/she/it had smirched
we had smirched
you had smirched
they had smirched

Future
I will smirch
you will smirch
he/she/it will smirch
we will smirch
you will smirch
they will smirch

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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

Conditional
I would smirch
you would smirch
he/she/it would smirch
we would smirch
you would smirch
they would smirch

Past Conditional
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

Thesaurus

Noun	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"

smirch

verbTo 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.

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