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Definition of Smear
1. Verb. Stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance.
Generic synonyms: Begrime, Bemire, Colly, Dirty, Grime, Soil
2. Noun. Slanderous defamation.
Generic synonyms: Calumniation, Calumny, Defamation, Hatchet Job, Obloquy, Traducement
Derivative terms: Malign, Vilify
3. Verb. Make a smudge on; soil by smudging. "The children smear grease onto the paper"
Generic synonyms: Rub
Specialized synonyms: Resmudge, Dust
Derivative terms: Smudge
4. Noun. A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope.
Specialized synonyms: Alimentary Tract Smear, Cervical Smear, Pap Smear, Papanicolaou Smear, Bronchoscopic Smear, Lower Respiratory Tract Smear, Sputum Smear, Vaginal Smear
Generic synonyms: Cytologic Specimen
5. Verb. Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it. ; "Daub the ceiling with plaster"
Specialized synonyms: Blood
Related verbs: Daub
Generic synonyms: Cover
Derivative terms: Daub, Dauber
6. Noun. A blemish made by dirt. "He had a smudge on his cheek"
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Defect, Mar
Specialized synonyms: Blotch, Splodge, Splotch, Fingermark, Fingerprint, Inkblot
Derivative terms: Blot, Blot, Smirch, Smudge, Smudgy, Spot, Spot
7. Verb. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Generic synonyms: Accuse, Charge
Specialized synonyms: Assassinate, Libel, Badmouth, Drag Through The Mud, Malign, Traduce
Derivative terms: Aspersion, Aspersion, Calumny, Calumny, Defamation, Defamation, Defamatory, Defamer, Denigration, Denigratory, Slander, Slander, Slanderer, Smirch
8. Noun. An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. "He made a huge blot on his copybook"
Generic synonyms: Error, Fault, Mistake
Derivative terms: Smirch, Stain
Definition of Smear
1. v. t. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil.
2. n. A fat, oily substance; oinment.
Definition of Smear
1. Verb. (transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To have a substance smeared on (a surface). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To become spread by smearing. ¹
5. Noun. A mark made by smearing. ¹
6. Noun. (medicine) A Pap smear. ¹
7. Noun. A false attack. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smear
1. to spread with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Smear
1. 1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. "Smear the sleepy grooms with blood." 2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. Origin: OE. Smeren, smerien, AS. Smierwan, smyrwan, fr. Smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. Smeren, OHG. Smirwen, G. Schmieren, Icel. Smyrja to anoint. See Smear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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