Canadian English Meaning of smear

Smudge

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Definitions and Meaning of smear in English

Wordnet

smear (n)

slanderous defamation

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

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Wordnet

smear (v)

stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

make a smudge on; soil by smudging

cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Webster

smear (n.)

To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil.

To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy.

A fat, oily substance; oinment.

Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain.

FAQs About the word smear

Smudge

slanderous defamation, a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope, a blemish m

anoint,Smear,Coat,daub,Paint,plaster,stain,bedaub,grease,oil

applaud,commend,exalt,glorify,honour,Praise,respect,admire,esteem,Respect

smattering => smattering, smatterer => jack-of-all-trades, smatter => drivel, smatch => smatch, smash-up => smash-up,