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Meaning of 'slur' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slur [ n.]
- A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo.
- A trick played upon a person; an imposition.
- A mark, thus [/ or /], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato.
- In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
2 . Slur [ v. t.]
- To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
- To disparage; to traduce.
- To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
- To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.
- To pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables.
- To sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones.
- To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.

Meaning of 'slur' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slur [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a blemish made by dirt
Example in sentence:
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
Meaning (2):
- a disparaging remark
Example in sentence:
  • in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion;
  • it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility
3 . slur [ v]
Meaning (3):
- utter indistinctly
Example in sentence:
  • She swallowed the last words of her speech
Meaning (4):
- become vague or indistinct
Example in sentence:
  • The distinction between the two theories blurred
Meaning (5):
- play smoothly or legato
Example in sentence:
  • the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
Meaning (6):
- speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
Example in sentence:
  • your comments are slurring your co-workers

Nearby Words:

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