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smear

/ˈsmiɚ/

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noun

plural smears

[count] a dirty mark, spot, streak, etc., made by touching or rubbing something

There was a smear [=smudge] on the mirror.

medical :a very small sample of something (such as skin or blood) that someone examines with a microscope

The blood smear revealed malaria. - see also pap smear

an untrue story about a person that is meant to hurt that person's reputation

a deliberate smear - often used before another noun

a smear campaign

His opponent did a smear job on him.

verb

smears; smeared; smearing

[+ obj] :to make (something) dirty by rubbing it with something else

The children smeared the window with fingerprints.

[+ obj] :to spread (something) over a surface

She smeared jam on her toast.

Butter was smeared all over the counter.

The axle was smeared [=covered] with grease.

children with paint-smeared faces

[no obj] :to spread or drip in an untidy way

Her mascara smeared when she cried.

The ink smeared [=smudged] when she folded the letter.

[+ obj] :to cause (something) to spread or drip in an untidy way

Water smeared [=smudged] the ink so I could barely read the letter.

[+ obj] :to make untrue statements about someone in order to hurt that person's reputation

political opponents smearing each other

They deliberately tried to smear him by telling lies about his war record.

They tried to smear his reputation.

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