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• smear — [v1] rub on, spread over apply, bedaub, besmirch, blur, coat, cover, dab, daub, defile, dirty, discolor, overlay, overspread, patch, plaster, slop, smudge, soil, spatter, spray, sprinkle, stain, sully, taint, tar, tarnish; concepts 172,202,215… …   New thesaurus

• smear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mark ADJECTIVE ▪ greasy VERB + SMEAR ▪ leave PREPOSITION ▪ smear of …   Collocations dictionary

• smear — [[t]smɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] smears, smearing, smeared 1) VERB If you smear a surface with an oily or sticky substance or smear the substance onto the surface, you spread a layer of the substance over the surface. [V n with n] My sister smeared herself with …   English dictionary

• smear — 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)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• smear — smear1 [smıə US smır] n [: Old English; Origin: smeoru fatty material ] 1.) a dirty mark made by a small amount of something spread across a surface smear of ▪ a smear of paint ▪ It left a black smear on his arm. 2.) BrE a ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Smear campaign — For the Napalm Death album, see Smear Campaign (album). Part of the Politics series Political campaigning …   Wikipedia

• smear — /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… …  

• smear — smearer, n. /smear/, v.t. 1. to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread. 2. to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on: to smear bread with butter. 3. to… …   Universalium

• smear — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• smear — 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… …   Wiktionary

• smear — [[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… …   From formal English to slang