[
US
/ˈsmɪɹ/
]
[ UK /smˈiə/ ]
[ UK /smˈiə/ ]
VERB
-
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
The journalists have defamed me!
The article in the paper sullied my reputation -
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
daub the ceiling with plaster
smear the wall with paint - make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
NOUN
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
-
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
he made a huge blot on his copybook -
a blemish made by dirt
he had a smudge on his cheek - slanderous defamation
How To Use smear In A Sentence
- So, Alex came in and helped me clean all of the smudges and smears off (also, my chin, neck, arm).
- Get the ready-mixed grout on a squeegee, smear it into all the gaps, then smooth away any excess (see below). Times, Sunday Times
- The experience of abuse often makes people difficult, all too easy to smear as unreliable witnesses.
- It's the walkback scheme, where he lets these outside groups walk out these slurs/smears against Barack Obama, and then those slurs/smears are walked back with a 'denouncement' from McCain, but once they've been walked out and back, they still leave that behind in the public discourse. Swift Boat Vet Operative Vows To "Attack Obama Viciously"
- Smear chicken pieces generously with mole and bake in a moderate oven, turning once or twice during baking, for about 30 minutes.
- SUMMER heat is finally here but with it comes the worry of sweaty, smeared foundation and smudged eyeliner. The Sun
- On Friday, I went in, as scheduled, for a colposcopy, which is what’s called for if the Pap smear appears abnormal. Life Among the Dead
- In the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins' evocative phrasing, ‘All is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil; and wears man's smudge and shares man's smell.’
- His fingers left a smear of sweat on the wall.
- So he then proceeded to try to pick up the mouse, but instead succeeded in smearing the chopped up mouse all around. Camfire? Ok here's a story.......
