Associations to the word «Taint»
Noun
Wiktionary
TAINT, noun. A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
TAINT, noun. A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
TAINT, noun. (obsolete) tincture; hue; colour
TAINT, noun. (obsolete) infection; corruption; deprivation
TAINT, verb. (transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
TAINT, verb. (transitive) To spoil (food) by contamination.
TAINT, verb. (transitive) To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
TAINT, verb. (transitive) To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
TAINT, noun. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
TAINT, noun. An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
TAINT, verb. (transitive) To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
TAINT, verb. (transitive) To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
TAINT, verb. (intransitive) To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
TAINT, noun. (slang) The perineum.
Dictionary definition
TAINT, noun. The state of being contaminated.
TAINT, verb. Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation".
TAINT, verb. Contaminate with a disease or microorganism.
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