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smear smear definition

smear


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  smear 
  alimentary  tract  smear 
  bronchoscopic  smear 
  cervical  smear 
  cytologic  smear 
  cytosmear 
  duodenal  smear 
  esophageal  smear 
  gastric  smear 
  lower  respiratory  tract  smear 
  oral  smear 
  pap  smear 
  papanicolaou  smear 
  paraduodenal  smear 
  smear 
  smear  test 
  smear  word 
  sputum  smear 
  vaginal  smear 
 
  Overview  of  noun  smear 
 
  The  noun  smear  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smear,  vilification,  malignment  --  (slanderous  defamation) 
  2.  smear,  cytologic  smear,  cytosmear  --  (a  thin  tissue  or  blood  sample  spread  on  a  glass  slide  and  stained  for  cytologic  examination  and  diagnosis  under  a  microscope) 
  3.  smudge,  spot,  blot,  daub,  smear,  smirch,  slur  --  (a  blemish  made  by  dirt;  "he  had  a  smudge  on  his  cheek") 
  4.  blot,  smear,  smirch,  spot,  stain  --  (an  act  that  brings  discredit  to  the  person  who  does  it  "he  made  a  huge  blot  on  his  copybook") 
 
  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") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  smear 
  smeared 
 
  Overview  of  noun  smear 
 
  The  noun  smear  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  smear,  vilification,  malignment  --  (slanderous  defamation) 
  2.  smear,  cytologic  smear,  cytosmear  --  (a  thin  tissue  or  blood  sample  spread  on  a  glass  slide  and  stained  for  cytologic  examination  and  diagnosis  under  a  microscope) 
  3.  smudge,  spot,  blot,  daub,  smear,  smirch,  slur  --  (a  blemish  made  by  dirt;  "he  had  a  smudge  on  his  cheek") 
  4.  blot,  smear,  smirch,  spot,  stain  --  (an  act  that  brings  discredit  to  the  person  who  does  it  "he  made  a  huge  blot  on  his  copybook") 
 
  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") 



smear definition