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Bedaub

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smearnoun(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
besmearverb(transitive) To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.

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smearverb(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
besmearverb(transitive) To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
beclartverb(transitive, UK dialectal) To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.
bedashverbTo bespatter with liquid or powder.
bedizenverb(also figurative) To dress or ornament (someone or something), especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.
beplasterverb(transitive) To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).
besoilverb(transitive) To cover with or as with soil; stain; sully.
bedampverb(transitive) To cover with dampness; make damp; dampen.
smotherverb(transitive) To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
bemireverb(figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.
bemudnoun(transitive) To cover, bespatter, or befoul with mud.
deechnoun(UK dialectal, Northern England) Dirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.
beduckverb(transitive) To duck or immerse thoroughly; submerge.
bedrenchverb(archaic, transitive) To drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
muddyCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
bebloodverb(transitive) To smear or stain with blood.
batheverb(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
imbueverbIn general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
bolternounA person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
smalmnoun(transitive) To smear or daub.

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