besmirch /bi-smûrchˈ/

1. To soil, eg with smoke or dirt (literary)
2. To sully (a reputation, etc)

• strike a match
• strike an attitude
• strike at
• strike back
• strikebound
• strikebreaker
• strikebreakers
• strikebreaking
• strikebreakings
• strike down
• strike dumb
• strike fault
• strike faults
• strike force
• strike forces
• strike hands
• strike home
• strike in
• strike into
• strike it lucky
• strike it rich
• strike off
• strike off the roll
• strike oil
• strike out