II. smudge2 verb1. [intransitive and transitive] if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it has been touched or rubbed:
Don’t touch it! You’ll smudge the ink.2. [transitive] to make a dirty mark on a surface:
Someone had smudged the paper with their greasy hands. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
mark a dirty area on something that spoils its appearance:
The bark of the tree had made black marks on her trousers.spot a small mark on something:
a grease spot on my shirtstain a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a dark liquid:
a wine stain on the tablecloth blood stainssmudge a mark that is made when something touches against a surface:
There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek. He had a smudge of chalk on his jacket.smear a mark that is made by a small amount of something spread across a surface:
The table had a smear of paint on the top.fingerprint (
also fingermark British English) a mark on the surface of something that is made by someone’s fingers:
The glass was covered with greasy fingerprints.blemish a mark on your skin that spoils its appearance:
John grew a beard to hide the blemishes on his chin.mole a small dark, sometimes raised, mark on your skin:
Some moles may become cancerous. Helena found a mole on her arm which had definitely not been there before.freckles small light brown marks on your skin, especially on your face but also on your arms, shoulders etc:
She had a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.birthmark a permanent mark on your skin that you have had since you were born:
There was a small birthmark on her left cheek.bruise a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen or been hit:
Her legs were covered in cuts and bruises.scar a permanent mark on your skin, caused by a cut or by something that burns you:
The injury left a small scar on his forehead.pimple/zit (
also spot British English) a small raised red mark or lump on your skin, which usually appears when a child is between 12 and 18 years old:
When I was a teenager I had terrible spots. The boy had a few pimples under his chin.wart a small hard raised mark on your skin caused by a virus:
His face was covered in hairy warts.blister a small area of skin that is swollen and full of liquid because it has been rubbed or burned:
There was a blister on his arm where the boiling milk had splashed him.rash an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an
allergy:
I can’t eat strawberries - they give me a rash. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲