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- Dictionarysmear/smɪə/
verb
- 1. coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance: "his face was smeared with dirt" Similar
- 2. damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander: "someone was trying to smear her by faking letters" Similar
noun
- 1. a mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance: "there was an oil smear on his jacket" Similar
- 2. a sample of tissue or other material taken from part of the body, spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis: "the smears were stained for cryptosporidium"
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1. a. : a viscous or sticky substance. b. : a spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance. 2. : material smeared on a surface (as of a microscopic slide) also : a preparation made by smearing material on a surface. a vaginal smear.
SMEAR definition: 1. to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface: 2. to publicly accuse someone of…. Learn more.
A smear or a smear test is a medical test in which a few cells are taken from a woman's cervix and examined to see if any cancer cells are present.
Smear definition: to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something. See examples of SMEAR used in a sentence.
To smear something is to smudge or blur it. You might literally smear your pen-and-ink drawing, or figuratively have your reputation smeared by getting caught in a lie.
n. 1. A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot. 2. A substance to be spread on a surface. 3. Biology A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the surface of a culture medium. 4. a. Vilification or slander. b. A vilifying or slanderous remark.
6 days ago · smear (third-person singular simple present smears, present participle smearing, simple past and past participle smeared) ( transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing . The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes.
Smear definition: To stain or attempt to destroy the reputation of; vilify.
smear definition: 1. to spread a thick liquid or sticky substance over something: 2. to say unpleasant and untrue…. Learn more.
Definition of smear verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
