Definitions for defile
Overview of noun defile
The noun defile has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. defile, gorge
(a narrow pass (especially one between mountains))
Overview of verb defile
The verb defile has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
(place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation")
2. tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
(make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; 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")
3. foul, befoul, defile, maculate
(spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it")
