Understanding the meaning of smear

smear

/smir/

noun
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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blot smirch spot stain

type of:
fault mistake error
verb
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander smirch sully

type of:
charge accuse
verb
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
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blur smudge smutch

type of:
rub
noun
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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cytologic smear cytosmear

type of:
cytologic specimen
noun
a blemish made by dirt
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blot daub slur smirch smudge spot

type of:
mar defect blemish
noun
slanderous defamation
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malignment vilification

type of:
defamation calumny calumniation hatchet job obloquy traducement
verb
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
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"smear the wall with paint"

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daub

type of:
cover
verb
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
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type of:
soil bemire dirty begrime grime colly

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