smear
21smear — n. (med.) 1) to do, take a smear 2) a Pap smear (they did a Pap smear on each patient) * * * [smɪə] take a smear (med.) to do a Pap smear (they did a Pap smear on each patient) …
22smear — 1 noun (C) 1 a dirty or oily mark on something: There were smears of chocolate on Charlie s shirt. 2 a smear test 3 an attempt to harm someone by spreading untrue stories about them smeary adjective 2 verb 1 SPREAD (transitive always + adv/prep)… …
23smear — be·smear; smear·case; smear; smear·er; smear·i·ness; smear·less; …
24smear — smear1 [ smır ] verb 1. ) transitive to spread a soft or liquid substance on a surface in a messy way: She toasted the bread and smeared cream cheese on top. be smeared with something: His face was smeared with mud and sweat. 2. ) intransitive or …
25smear — I. noun Etymology: Middle English smere, from Old English smeoru; akin to Old High German smero grease and probably to Old Irish smiur marrow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a viscous or sticky substance b. a spot made by or as if by an unctuous… …
26smear — 1. verb /smɪə,smɪɚ/ a) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing. The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes. b) To have a substance smeared on (a surface). She smeared her lips… …
27smear — Synonyms and related words: anoint, apply paint, asperse, aspersion, attack, attaint, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, beat, bedaub, bedizen, beeswax, befoul, begild, begrime, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil,… …
28smear — 1. to bribe Literally, to spread: A little smearing of the right palm... (Longstreet, 1956 not implying that the left palm would not have done equally well) The American spelling schmear comes from the German schmieren via Yiddish to …
29smear — /smɪə / (say smear) verb (t) 1. to rub or spread with oil, grease, paint, dirt, etc.; daub with anything. 2. to spread or daub (oil, grease, etc.) on or over something. 3. to rub or draw (something) over a thing so as to produce a smear. 4. to… …
30smear — 1. verb 1) the table was smeared with grease Syn: streak, smudge, mark, soil, dirty; informal splotch; literary besmear 2) smear the meat with olive oil Syn: cover, coat, grease; literary bedaub 3) …
