Taint

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Taint

Taint : கறை

Taint definition

Noun.

  1. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
  2. 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.
  3. Tincture; hue; color; tinge.
  4. Infection; corruption; deprivation.
  5. A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
  2. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.
  3. To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather.

Transitive verb.

  1. To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
  2. To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
  3. To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.
  4. Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.