Smear
nnoun.communicationslanderous defamationSynset:malignment vilification
Derivationally Related Form:vilifymalignsmear
Hypernyms:calumniation calumny defamation hatchet job obloquy traducement
Inherited Hypernyms:smeardefamationdisparagementdisrespectmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.bodya thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscopeSynset:cytologic smear cytosmear
Hypernyms:cytologic specimen
Inherited Hypernyms:smearcytologic specimenspecimensamplenatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Pap smearPapanicolaou smearalimentary tract smearbronchoscopic smearcervical smearlower respiratory tract smearsputum smearvaginal smear
Full Hyponyms:alimentary tract smearcervical smearesophageal smeargastric smearlower respiratory tract smearoral smearparaduodenal smearvaginal smear
nnoun.attributea blemish made by dirtSynset:blot daub slur smirch smudge spot
Examples:- he had a smudge on his cheek
Derivationally Related Form:smearblotsmudgyspotsmudgesmirch
Hypernyms:blemish defect mar
Inherited Hypernyms:smudgeblemishappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blotchfingermarkfingerprintinkblotsplodgesplotch
Full Hyponyms:blotchfingermarkinkblot
nnoun.actan act that brings discredit to the person who does itSynset:blot smirch spot stain
Examples:- he made a huge blot on his copybook
Derivationally Related Form:smirchstain
Hypernyms:error fault mistake
Inherited Hypernyms:blotmistakenonaccomplishmentacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactstain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substanceDerivationally Related Form:smear
Hypernyms:begrime bemire colly dirty grime soil
Inherited Hypernyms:smeardirtychange
Direct Hyponyms:besmirchmoilsmirch
Full Troponyms:moilsmirch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactmake a smudge on; soil by smudgingSynset:blur smudge smutch
Derivationally Related Form:smudgesmear
Hypernyms:rub
Inherited Hypernyms:smearrubguide
Direct Hyponyms:dustresmudge
Full Troponyms:dustresmudge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The children --- grease onto the paper (apply to: smudge, smutch, smear) | The children --- the paper with grease (apply to: smudge, smutch, smear)
vverb.contactcover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over itSynset:daub
Examples:- smear the wall with paint
- daub the ceiling with plaster
Derivationally Related Form:daubdauber
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:daubcover
Direct Hyponyms:blood
Full Troponyms:blood
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.communicationcharge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someoneSynset:asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander smirch sully
Examples:- The journalists have defamed me!
- The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Derivationally Related Form:slandereraspersionsmirchsmeardefamatoryslanderdenigratorycalumnydenigrationdefamationdefamer
Hypernyms:accuse charge
Inherited Hypernyms:defamecharge
Direct Hyponyms:assassinatebadmouthdrag through the mudlibelmaligntraduce
Full Troponyms:assassinatebadmouthlibel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody