Definition of smut
smutted
;smutting
transitive verb
1 : to stain or taint with smut
2 : to affect (a crop or plant) with smut
intransitive verb
: to become affected by smut
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Origin and Etymology of smut
probably alteration of earlier smot to stain, from Middle English smotten; akin to Middle High German smutzen to stain
smut
Definition of smut
1 : matter that soils or blackens; specifically : a particle of soot
2 : any of various destructive diseases especially of cereal grasses caused by parasitic basidiomycetous fungi (order Ustilaginales) and marked by transformation of plant parts into dark masses of spores; also : a fungus causing a smut
3 : obscene language or matter
Examples of smut in a Sentence
Smut is not allowed in this house.
obscenity laws that aimed to stamp out smut
First Known Use of smut
1664
SMUT Defined for English Language Learners
smut
Definition of smut for English Language Learners
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: language, pictures, or stories that deal with sex in a way that is offensive
SMUT Defined for Kids
smut
playDefinition of smut for Students
1 : something (as a particle of soot) that soils or blackens
2 : a destructive disease of plants (as cereal grasses) that is caused by a fungus
3 : a fungus that causes smut
Medical Dictionary
smut
playMedical Definition of smut
: any of various destructive diseases especially of cereal grasses caused by parasitic fungi (order Ustilaginales); also : a fungus causing a smut
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