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- DictionarySmear/smir/
verb
- 1. coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance: "his face was smeared with dirt"
- 2. damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander: "someone was trying to smear her by faking letters"
noun
- 1. a mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance: "there was an oil smear on his jacket"
- 2. a sample of material spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis: "the smears were stained for cryptosporidium"
3 days ago · to cover, daub, or soil with something greasy, sticky, or dirty. 2. to apply or daub (something greasy, sticky, or dirty) so as to leave a coating, mark, etc. 3. to make an unwanted mark or streak on, or to obscure, by rubbing. to smear a wet signature. 4. to make a smear with. to smear one's hand across a surface.
To smear something is to smudge or blur it. You might literally smear your pen-and-ink drawing, or figuratively have your reputation smeared by getting caught in a lie. You can also smear things physically by smoothing them onto another surface, like when you smear lip balm on your mouth or smear cream cheese on your bagel.
A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot. 2. A substance to be spread on a surface. 3. Biology A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the surface of a culture medium. 4. a. Vilification or slander. b. A vilifying or slanderous remark.
[transitive] smear something to make something dirty or greasy His glasses were smeared. smeared windows. [transitive] smear somebody/something to damage someone's reputation by saying unpleasant things about them that are not true synonym slander The story was an attempt to smear the party leader.
Definition of smear noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to spread a thick liquid or sticky substance over something: His shirt was smeared with paint. He smeared sun cream over his face and neck. smearverb[T] (SAY) to say unpleasant and untrue things about someone in order to harm them, especially in politics. smear. noun [ C ] uk/smɪər/us. smearnoun[C] (MARK) a dirty mark:
[transitive, usually passive] to make something dirty or greasy. (be) smeared His glasses were smeared. smeared windows. [transitive] smear somebody/something to damage somebody’s reputation by saying unpleasant things about them that are not true synonym slander. The story was an attempt to smear the party leader.
