deech
deech · deeches · deeched · deeching
To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and…To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
Meaning
1 sensesTo smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
Origin
From Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from ProtoFrom Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), from *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”); see duck (“canvas, cloth”). Cognate with Dutch doeken, German tuchen.
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Forms
deeches, deeching, deeched, deechedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle