'Smear' definitions:
Definition of 'Smear'
From: GCIDE
- Smear \Smear\, n. [OE. smere,. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeer, G. schmeer, OHG. smero, Icel. smj["o]r, Sw. & Dan. sm["o]r butter, Goth. sma['i]r[thorn]r fatness, smarna dung; cf. Lith. smarsas fat. Cf. Smirch.]
- 1. A fat, oily substance; oinment. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain. [1913 Webster]
- Slow broke the morn, All damp and rolling vapor, with no sun, But in its place a moving smear of light. --Alexander Smith. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Smear'
From: GCIDE
- Smear \Smear\ (sm[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smeared (sm[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Smearing.] [OE. smeren, smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to anoint. See Smear, n.]
- 1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. "Smear the sleepy grooms with blood." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To smudge, blur, or render indistinct (writing, pictures, etc.). [PJC]
- 4. to vilify (a person); to damage (a person's reputation), especially falsely or by unfair innuendo, and with malicious intent. [PJC]
Words containing 'Smear'
- Smeared,
- Smearing,
- Smear dab,
- bronchoscopic smear,
- cervical smear,
- cytologic smear,
- duodenal smear,
- esophageal smear,
- gastric smear,
- oral smear,
- pap smear,
- papanicolaou smear,
- paraduodenal smear,
- smear test,
- smear word,
- sputum smear,
- vaginal smear,
- alimentary tract smear,
- lower respiratory tract smear