Definition of smear

noun (n)

• slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

  Synonym: malignment, vilification
  

  source: wordnet30
• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope (noun.body)

  Synonym: cytologic smear, cytosmear
  

  source: wordnet30
• a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)

  Synonym: blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot
  

  source: wordnet30
• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

  Synonym: blot, smirch, spot, stain
  

  source: wordnet30
• A fat, oily substance; oinment. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (verb.contact)

  source: wordnet30
• make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)

  Synonym: blur, smudge, smutch
  

  source: wordnet30
• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (verb.contact)

  Synonym: daub
  

  Example:
  Smear the wall with paint.
  

  source: wordnet30
• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

  Synonym: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully
  

  source: wordnet30
• To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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