DEFILES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air

Example: also used metaphorically; The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air; Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

Example: sully someone's reputation

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

spot, stain, or pollute

Example: The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it