Noun has 4 senses

• smear(n = noun.communication) malignment, vilification - slanderous defamation;

Derived form verb smear₄

• smear(n = noun.body) cytologic smear, cytosmear - a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope;



• smear(n = noun.attribute) blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"


Derived form verb smear₁, verb smear₂

• smear(n = noun.act) blot, smirch, spot, stain - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

Verb has 4 senses

• smear(v = verb.contact) - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance;


Derived form noun smear₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

• smear(v = verb.contact) blur, smudge, smutch - make a smudge on; soil by smudging;


Derived form noun smear₃
Sample sentences:
The children %s grease onto the paper
The children %s the paper with grease

• smear(v = verb.contact) daub - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "daub the ceiling with plaster"; "smear the wall with paint"



Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP

• smear(v = verb.communication) asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"; "The journalists have defamed me!"


Derived form noun smear₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody