defile

n : a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) [syn: {gorge}]

v 1: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's

reputation" [syn: {sully}, {corrupt}, {taint}, {cloud}]

2: make dirty or spotty; 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}, {maculate}, {sully}]

3: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river

by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: {foul}, {befoul}, {maculate}]