Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the act of soiling something.
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- verb Present participle of
dirty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of soiling something
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Examples
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It's what we call dirtying the victim in this case.
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If that's all you're concerned with, then there is not much point in dirtying a glass at all -- might as well just take a couple belts right from the bottle.
Kurt Michael Friese: Nice Glass: Why Your Wine Glass Makes A Difference Kurt Michael Friese 2010
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If that's all you're concerned with, then there is not much point in dirtying a glass at all -- might as well just take a couple belts right from the bottle.
Kurt Michael Friese: Nice Glass: Why Your Wine Glass Makes A Difference Kurt Michael Friese 2010
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The sad part is, she has succeeded in dirtying up Obama to make herself look better little does she know that she just handed McCain the presidency in the process.
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Maintaining the rear deck fin may be the most important development by "dirtying" the air across the rear deck lid in the case of a spin.
Motorsport.com: news Motorsport.com - Jonathan Ingram 2010
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The people running the Massachusetts Republican Party love to use social conservatives to do the grunt work on campaigns, but they arrogantly see themselves as above "dirtying" themselves with the principled issues that conservatives care about.
Right Wing Watch 2010
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Beyond the survey, Consumer Reports tested how well dishwashers cleaned by first "dirtying" hundreds of dishes, cups and cutlery with everything from peanut butter to baked-on brownie mix.
WRAL.com Top Stories 2010
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I can dirty my own hands, but I don't like the idea of dirtying yours. "
Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise Oliver Optic 1859
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You do have to understand that Arpaio/Thomas use the tactic called “dirtying” as a matter of course.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Could This Be The Tipping Point for Arpaio and Thomas? 2009
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I also read on this site about making the items look older than they are - removing items out of their original boxes, wrapping things in old wrappings and newspaper, and we're planning on dirtying up our brand new fans.
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