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manchar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blot noun A spot or stain, especially of ink or a similar substance.
  • dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
  • fleck noun A small spot, streak, or speckle.
  • mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  • smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
  • spot noun A small mark or patch of a different color or texture on a surface.
  • sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.
  • tarnish noun A dull discoloured film that forms on the surface of a metal, especially one exposed to air.

Senses

manchar is used for these senses in English:

  • blot (transitive) To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
  • dirty (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
  • fleck (transitive) To mark (something) with small spots.
  • mark To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
  • smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
  • spot (ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).
  • sully (transitive) To corrupt or damage.
  • tarnish (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.

blot — full definition

  1. noun A spot or stain, especially of ink or a similar substance.
  2. noun Something that damages a reputation; a disgrace.
  3. verb To soak up excess liquid, especially with absorbent paper.
  4. verb To stain or mark with a coloured substance.

dirty — full definition

  1. adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
  2. adj Morally unclean, obscene, or indecent, especially in a sexual sense.
  3. adj Corrupt, dishonest, or breaking accepted rules.
  4. verb To make something dirty, or to stain someone's reputation.
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