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1. Definition: 1. coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads"

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1. Definition: 1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

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1. Definition: 1. coat with soot

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1. Definition: 1. affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn

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1. Definition: 1. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

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1. Definition: 1. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

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1. Definition: 1. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

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1. Definition: 1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"

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1. Definition: 1. burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"

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1. Definition: 1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

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1. Definition: 1. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

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1. Definition: 1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being contaminated

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1. Definition: 1. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

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1. Definition: 1. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

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1. Definition: 1. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

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1. Definition: 1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

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1. Definition: 1. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

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1. Definition: 1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

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1. Definition: 1. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

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1. Definition: 1. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

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1. Definition: 1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

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