1. A mark, stain, or discolouration, especially one made in a messy or accidental way
   "he had a smudge on his cheek";
   - spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch
    
2. A smoky fire to drive away insects
   "The campers lit a smudge to keep mosquitoes at bay"

1. Make a smudge on; soil by smudging
   "He smudged the document with his dirty fingers";
   - smear, blur, smutch

Derived forms: smudged, smudges, smudging

Type of: blemish, defect, fire, mar, rub

Encyclopedia: Smudge