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   smear

   /smɪə/

   verb

   • 1. coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance: "his face was smeared with dirt" Similar streaksmudgestainmarksoildirtyblurinformal:splotchsplodgeliterary:besmirch
   • ▪ spread (a greasy or sticky substance) over something: "she smeared sunblock on her skin" Similar covercoatgreaselardanointliterary:bedaubspreadrubdaubslapslathersmotherplastercreamslickapplyput ondabliterary:besmear
   • ▪ messily blur the outline of (something such as writing or paint); smudge: "her lipstick was smeared"
   • 2. damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander: "someone was trying to smear her by faking letters" Similar sullytarnishbesmirchblackendrag through the mud/mirestaintaintdamagedefamediscreditdefilevilifymalignslanderlibelstigmatizecalumniateslurinformal:do a hatchet job onliterary:smirchrare:aspersevilipend

   noun

   • 1. a mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance: "there was an oil smear on his jacket" Similar streaksmudgedaubdabspotpatchblotchblobstainmarkinformal:splotchsplodge
   • 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"
   • ▪ short for smear test British
   • 3. a false accusation intended to damage someone's reputation: "the popular press were indulging in unwarranted smears" Similar false accusationfalse reportfalse imputationslanderlibellieuntruthslurdefamationcalumnyvilificationstaintaint
   • 4. an insecure foothold: "soon you're eyeballing the top, just one smear away"

   Word Origin Old Englishsmierwan (verb), smeoru ‘ointment, grease’, of Germanic origin; related to German schmieren (verb), Schmer (noun).

   Derivatives

   • 1. smearer noun
   • 2. smeary adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does it mean to smear someone?

   • smear someone or something with something 1. to spread or rub someone or something with some substance. 2. to damage the reputation of someone or something by spreading serious charges or rumors.

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   What is smearing?

   • To damage or attempt to ruin someone's or something's reputation through the perpetuation of claims or rumors about their failures or faults, whether these are true, exaggerated, or falsified. The president's reelection campaign has already begun smearing her opponent.

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   What does smeared mean in slang?

   • to smudge or blur, as by rubbing: The signature was smeared. Slang. to defeat decisively; overwhelm: They smeared the home team. an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance. a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance. a smudge. something smeared or to be smeared on a thing, as a glaze for pottery.

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   smear: [noun] a viscous or sticky substance. a spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance.

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   SMEAR definition: 1. to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface: 2. to publicly accuse someone of…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   9 meanings: 1. to bedaub or cover with oil, grease, etc 2. to rub over or apply thickly 3. to rub so as to produce a smudge 4..... Click for more definitions.

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   smear. 1. to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread. 2. to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on. 3. to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, viscous, or wet.

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   smear: 1 v make a smudge on; soil by smudging Synonyms: blur , smudge , smutch Types: resmudge smudge again dust rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape Type of: rub move over something with pressure v cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it “ smear the wall with paint” Synonyms: daub daub apply to a ...

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   smear definition: 1. to spread a thick liquid or sticky substance over something: 2. to say unpleasant and untrue…. Learn more.