Daubed - English meaning

verb

Smear or daub with a sticky substance.

Usage examples:

A dozen maidens, all bedaubed with paint

verb

To cover something very roughly with something sticky or dirty

Usage examples:

The child's face was bedaubed with chocolate.

verb

Make dirty; pollute.

Usage examples:

The dangers of letting industry befoul the environment

verb

Blacken with ingrained dirt.

Usage examples:

The smoke of industry begrimes buildings

verb

Smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

A shirt hideously besmeared with the blood of the victim

verb

Damage (someone's reputation).

Usage examples:

He had besmirched the good name of his family

verb

Splash drops of a liquid substance all over (an object).

Usage examples:

His elegant shoes and trousers were bespattered with mud

noun

An outer garment with sleeves, worn outdoors and typically extending below the hips.

Usage examples:

A winter coat

verb

Provide with a layer or covering of something.

Usage examples:

Her right leg was coated in plaster

noun

Any of various types of outer clothing that are worn over other clothes, usually open in the front, and are often used for warmth

Usage examples:

She put on her heavy winter coat., a raincoat, the dog’s coat is shiny and clean., there were about…

verb

Spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it.

Usage examples:

He defaced library books

noun

A soft mixture of sand and cement and sometimes lime with water, for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures, to form a smooth hard surface when dried.

Usage examples:

Strip away the plaster to expose the bare brick

verb

Cover (a wall, ceiling, or other structure) with plaster.

Usage examples:

The inside walls were plastered and painted

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

Usage examples:

He gave her a slap across her cheek

adverb

Suddenly and directly, especially with great force.

Usage examples:

Storming out of her room, she went slap into luke

verb

Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

His face was smeared with dirt

noun

A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

There was an oil smear on his jacket

verb

Smudge or soil by smudging

verb

Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.

Usage examples:

I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun

A mass of something that stifles or obscures.

Usage examples:

All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb

To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen

Usage examples:

Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

verb

Cover with drops or spots of something.

Usage examples:

Passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud

noun

A spray or splash of something.

Usage examples:

She stood clear of the spatter of water that came off the steps

verb

To scatter small drops or bits of liquid on a surface, or of liquid to fall in small drops

Usage examples:

[ t ] the taxi hit a puddle and spattered us with mud., you left paint spatters on the floor!

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

verb

Splash with a liquid, typically a thick or viscous one.

Usage examples:

A passing cart rolled by, splattering him with mud

noun

A spot or trail of a thick or viscous liquid splashed over a surface or object.

Usage examples:

Each puddle we crossed threw a splatter of mud on the windshield

verb

Dash a liquid upon or against

verb

Mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed.

Usage examples:

Her clothing was stained with blood

noun

A coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove.

Usage examples:

There were mud stains on my shoes

verb

To leave a mark on something that is difficult to remove, or to become colored or spoiled by a mark

Usage examples:

[ t ] strawberry juice stained my shirt., [ i ] this carpet is practical because it doesn’t stain e…