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smearing |
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 -------------- 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 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")
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