1. Verb
To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully.
2. Noun
A smutch; a dirty stain.
3. Noun
a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
4. Noun
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Vocabulary classified under Research methods
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