smut
To stain with soot or other dirtTo stain (or be stained) with soot or other dirt.
Meaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To stain (or be stained) with soot or other dirt.
stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
(transitive)To clear of the smut fungus.
to smut grain for the mill
(transitive)To taint (grain, etc.) with the smut fungus.
(intransitive)To become tainted by the smut fungus.
Origin
From Middle English smutten (“to defile, debase”), related to German Schmutz (“filth, dirtFrom Middle English smutten (“to defile, debase”), related to German Schmutz (“filth, dirt, smut”) and schmutzen (“to make dirty, stain”). Doublet of schmutz.
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Forms
smuts, smutting, smutted, smuttedTenses
smut · smutted · will smut · have smuttedSynonyms
49 synonymsLessons 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
See also
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