Smudge — is an Australian indie / country rock / power pop band. Its frontman Tom Morgan is more famous outside Australia as a songwriting collaborator of Evan Dando and his band The Lemonheads. Smudge songs are usually made of ironic, sometimes weird… … Wikipedia
Smudge — Smudge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smudging}.] 1. To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a smudge. [1913 Webster] 2. To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smudge — [smuj] n. [Early ModE, prob. < the v.] 1. a stain, blur, or smear; dirty spot 2. a) a fire made to produce dense smoke b) such smoke produced by burning a material in containers (smudge pots), esp. for driving away insects or protecting plants … English World dictionary
smudge — [n] dirt smear blemish, blot, blur, macule, smut, smutch, soiled spot, spot; concept 723 Ant. cleanliness smudge [v] smear, dirty begrime, blacken, blotch, blur, daub, defile, foul, grime, mark, plaster, slop, smirch, soil, spatter, sully, taint … New thesaurus
smudge — index brand (stigmatize), deface, defacement, onus (stigma), stain, sully, tarnish … Law dictionary
smudge — (v.) early 15c., smogen to soil, stain, blacken, of obscure origin. Related: Smudged; smudging. The noun is first attested 1768, from the verb … Etymology dictionary
smudge — ► VERB ▪ make or become blurred or smeared. ► NOUN ▪ a smudged mark or image. DERIVATIVES smudgy adjective (smudgier, smudgiest) . ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
smudge — [[t]smʌ̱ʤ[/t]] smudges, smudging, smudged 1) N COUNT A smudge is a dirty mark. There was a dark smudge on his forehead. ...smudges of blood. 2) VERB If you smudge a substance such as ink, paint, or make up that has been put on a surface, you make … English dictionary
smudge — smudge1 [smʌdʒ] n a dirty mark = ↑smear smudge of ▪ a smudge of lipstick on the cup >smudgy adj smudge 2 smudge2 v 1.) [I and T] if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it ha … Dictionary of contemporary English
smudge — I UK [smʌdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms smudge : singular smudge plural smudges a small untidy mark made by a substance such as dirt or ink II UK [smʌdʒ] / US verb Word forms smudge : present tense I/you/we/they smudge he/she/it smudges… … English dictionary
