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Meaning of 'smear' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

Meaning of 'smear' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smear [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a blemish made by dirt
Example in sentence:
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
Meaning (2):
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Example in sentence:
  • he made a huge blot on his copybook
3 . smear [ v]
Meaning (3):
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
Example in sentence:
  • daub the ceiling with plaster;
  • smear the wall with paint
Meaning (4):
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Example in sentence:
  • The article in the paper sullied my reputation;
  • The journalists have defamed me!

Nearby Words:

smear dab smeared smearing smeary smeath smectite smee smeeth smegma smegmatic

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