a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

[ Syn: gorge ]

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; sully someones reputation

[ Syn: sully , corrupt , taint , cloud ]

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

[ Syn: tarnish , stain , maculate , sully ]

spot, stain, or pollute; The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it

[ Syn: foul , befoul , maculate ]