[smudge] vb smudged ; smudg.ing [ME smogen] vt (15c) 1 a: to make a smudge on b: to soil as if by smudging
2. a: to rub, daub, or wipe in a smeary manner b: to make indistinct: blur
3: to smoke or protect by means of a smudge ~ vi 1: to make a smudge
2: to become smudged
[2]smudge n (ca. 1774) 1 a: a blurry spot or streak b: an immaterial stain "cleanse him of every last ~ of impropriety --Richard Hanser" c: an indistinct mass: blur
2: a smoldering mass placed on the windward side (as to protect from frost)
3: a bid of
4. in pitch that if made wins the game -- smudg.i.ly adv -- smudg.i.ness n -- smudgy adj