па́чкать — meaning in English

English meaning

• besmirch verb To make something dirty.
• defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
• dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
• foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
• maculate verb To mark with spots, to stain, or to blur.
• smudge noun A smear or blurry mark, especially one made by dirt, ink, or makeup.
• soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
• stain noun A discoloured mark left by a substance that soaks into a surface.
• sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.

Senses

па́чкать is used for these senses in English:

• besmirch (transitive, literary) To make dirty.
• defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
• dirty (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
• foul (transitive) To make dirty.
• maculate To spot; to stain; to blur.
• smudge To soil or smear with dirt.
• sully (transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.

besmirch — full definition

1. verb To make something dirty.
2. verb To damage or spoil something, especially a person's good name.

defile — full definition

1. verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
2. noun A narrow gorge or pass, originally one narrow enough for soldiers to march through only in single file.

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