Smear - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|smɪr|
Brit.
|smɪə|
noun
- slanderous defamation (syn: vilification)
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- a blemish made by dirt (syn: blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot)
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (syn: blot, smirch, spot, stain)
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- a blemish made by dirt (syn: blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot)
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (syn: blot, smirch, spot, stain)
verb
- stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging (syn: blur, smudge, smutch)
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (syn: daub)
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging (syn: blur, smudge, smutch)
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (syn: daub)
smear the wall with paint
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (syn: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully)Extra examples
The blood smear revealed malaria.
It left a black smear on his arm.
His face was smeared with mud.
Elaine smeared sun tan lotion on her shoulders.
Several words were smeared.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: smear
he/she/it: smears
present participle: smearing
past tense: smeared
past participle: smeared
I/you/we/they: smear
he/she/it: smears
present participle: smearing
past tense: smeared
past participle: smeared
noun
singular: smear
plural: smears
singular: smear
plural: smears
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