v. t. | 1. | To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully. |
n. | 1. | A smutch; a dirty stain. |
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2. | smirch - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" | |
Verb | 1. | smirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained Synonyms: besmirch |
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" |