Definition of Smear

Noun

  • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
  • a blemish made by dirt
    "he had a smudge on his cheek"
  • a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
    - cytologic smear - cytosmear
  • slanderous defamation

Verb

  • charge falsely or with malicious intent
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
    "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
  • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
    "smear the wall with paint"
    "daub the ceiling with plaster"
  • make a smudge on
    soil by smudging
  • stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Smear

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Unscramble smear

59 unscramble word found using the letters smear.

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