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31smear — 1. verb 1) the table was smeared with grease Syn: streak, smudge, mark 2) smear the meat with olive oil Syn: cover, coat, grease 3) she smeared sunblock on her skin Syn …
32smear — [[t]smɪər[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread[/ex] 2) to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on 3) to stain, spot, or make dirty with… …
33smear — v. & n. v.tr. 1 daub or mark with a greasy or sticky substance or with something that stains. 2 blot; smudge; obscure the outline of (writing, artwork, etc.). 3 defame the character of; slander; attempt to or succeed in discrediting (a person or… …
34smear — See schmier. See schmier, schmeer, smear …
35smear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [be]daub, besmirch, smudge; grease, anoint, defame; slander; soil, sully. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distortion, slander, put up job*; see deception 1 , lie 1 , trick 1 . v. 1. [To… …
36smear — [OE] Smear comes from a prehistoric Germanic *smerwjan, which also produced German schmieren, Dutch smeren, Swedish smörja, and Danish smøre. The Swedish and Danish words for ‘butter’, smör and smør, come from the same source (the former is the… …
37smear — verb 1》 coat or mark with a greasy or sticky substance. ↘spread (a greasy or sticky substance) over a surface. ↘blur or smudge. 2》 damage the reputation of (someone) by false or unwarranted accusations. noun 1》 a greasy or sticky mark. 2》 …
38smear — n. a specimen of tissue or other material taken from part of the body and smeared on a microscope slide for examination. See: cervical smear …
39smear — [smɪə] verb [T] I 1) to spread a soft substance on a surface in a untidy way The kids had smeared glue all over the floor.[/ex] His face was smeared with mud.[/ex] 2) to try to damage someone s reputation by telling lies about them II noun [C]… …
40smear — tv. to defeat someone; to outscore someone. □ We smeared them 50 20. □ They said they would smear us, but we smeared them …
