1. (

• Smuts ,
• Jan_Christian_Smuts

) South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) ;

1. (

• smut ,

) make obscene; "This line in the play smuts the entire act" ;

2. (

• smut

) stain with a dirty substance, such as soot ;

3. (

• smut ,

) become affected with smut; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten" ;

4. (

• smut

) affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn ;