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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024smear /smɪr/USA pronunciation v. - to spread (an oily, greasy, or wet substance) on something:[~ + object]to smear butter on bread.
- to spread an oily, greasy, or wet substance on:[~ + object]to smear bread with butter.
- to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, or wet:[~ + object]The paint smeared his clothes.
- to (cause to) be smudged or blurred, as by rubbing: [~ + object]The signature was smeared.[no object]The ink will smear if it gets wet.
- to ruin or try to ruin (a reputation, etc.), as by spreading lies about someone:[~ + object]He tried to smear his opponent during the campaign.
- Slang Termsto defeat completely;
overwhelm:[~ + object]The team came in and smeared their opponents.
n. [countable] - an oily, greasy, or wet substance, esp. a dab of such a substance.
- a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance.
- an attempt to ruin the good name of someone, as by spreading lies.
- a small quantity of something spread thinly on a slide for microscopic examination:a cervical smear.
smear•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024smear (smēr),USA pronunciation v.t. - to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something:to smear butter on bread.
- to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on:to smear bread with butter.
- to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, viscous, or wet.
- to sully, vilify, or soil (a reputation, good name, etc.).
- to smudge or blur, as by rubbing:The signature was smeared.
- Slang Termsto defeat decisively;
overwhelm:They smeared the home team.
n. - an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, esp. a dab of such a substance.
- a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance.
- a smudge.
- something smeared or to be smeared on a thing, as a glaze for pottery.
- a small quantity of something spread thinly on a slide for microscopic examination.
- vilification:a smear by a cheap gossip columnist.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English smeren, smirien to rub with fat, anoint, Old English smirian, smerian, smerwan; cognate with Dutch smeren, German schmieren, Old Norse smyrja, smyrwa; (noun, nominal) in current senses derivative of the verb, verbal; compare obsolete smear fat, grease, ointment, Middle English smere, Old English smeoru, cognate with Dutch smear, German Schmer, Old Norse smjǫr grease, Greek smýris rubbing powder; see emery
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