Definition of defile

noun (n)

• a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) (noun.object)

  Synonym: gorge
  

  source: wordnet30
• Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (verb.contact)

  Synonym: cloud, corrupt, sully, taint
  

  source: wordnet30
• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)

  Synonym: maculate, stain, sully, tarnish
  

  source: wordnet30
• spot, stain, or pollute (verb.change)

  Synonym: befoul, foul, maculate
  

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

  source: wordnet30
• To march off in a line, file by file; to file off. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• Same as Defilade. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to befoul; to pollute. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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