Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb smear
4 of 5 senses of smear
Sense 2
smear
=> moil
=> smirch, besmirch
Sense 3
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
=> resmudge
=> dust
Sense 4
daub, smear
=> blood
Sense 5
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> libel
=> badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb smear
4 of 5 senses of smear
Sense 2
smear
=> moil
=> smirch, besmirch
Sense 3
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
=> resmudge
=> dust
Sense 4
daub, smear
=> blood
Sense 5
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> libel
=> badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud
Entailment of verb smear
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb smear
5 senses of smear
Sense 1
smear, bedaub, besmear
=> cover
Sense 2
smear
=> dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
Sense 3
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
=> rub
Sense 4
daub, smear
=> cover
Sense 5
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> charge, accuse
Familiarity of verb smear
smear used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb smear
Sense 1
smear, bedaub, besmear
=> cover
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Sense 2
smear
=> dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
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Sense 3
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
=> rub
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Sense 4
daub, smear
=> cover
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Sense 5
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> charge, accuse
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Overview of verb smear
The verb smear has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) smear, bedaub, besmear -- (spread or daub over)
2. smear -- (stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance)
3. smear, blur, smudge, smutch -- (make a smudge on soil by smudging)
4. daub, smear -- (cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"")
5. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch -- (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")
Overview of adj smeared
The adj smeared has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) smeared, smirched, smudged, smudgy -- (smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers")
Antonyms of adj smeared
1 sense of smeared
Sense 1
smeared, smirched, smudged, smudgy
INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean
Similarity of adj smeared
1 sense of smeared
Sense 1
smeared, smirched, smudged, smudgy
=> dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean
Attributes of adj smeared
Familiarity of adj smeared
smeared used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj smeared
besmeared
smeared
Overview of verb smear
The verb smear has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) smear, bedaub, besmear -- (spread or daub over)
2. smear -- (stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance)
3. smear, blur, smudge, smutch -- (make a smudge on soil by smudging)
4. daub, smear -- (cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"")
5. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch -- (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")
Overview of adj smeared
The adj smeared has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) smeared, smirched, smudged, smudgy -- (smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers")
smeared definition
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