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Meaning of soiled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

soiled

Pronunciation:/ˈsɔɪld/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make dirty.

  2. To become dirty or soiled.

    Example: Light colours soil sooner than dark ones.

  3. To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.

  4. To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.

verb

Definitions

  1. To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an enclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food.

    Example: to soil a horse

adjective

Definitions

  1. Dirty