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nounan act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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verbcharge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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verbmake a smudge on; soil by smudgingtype of:
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nouna thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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nouna blemish made by dirt
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nounslanderous defamation
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"smear the wall with paint"verbcover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
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verbstain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
Definition that contains smear
- blood smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
- greasy smeared or soiled with grease or oil
- oily smeared or soiled with grease or oil
- greased smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
- lubricated smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
- besmirch smear so as to make dirty or stained
- smudgy smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination
- smirch smear so as to make dirty or stained
- vaginal smear smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis
- tarred-and-feathered smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment