Definition of smear

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  • smear is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • smear is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • smear is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of smear

  • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. blot
    2. smirch
    3. spot
    4. stain
  • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. asperse
    2. besmirch
    3. calumniate
    4. defame
    5. denigrate
    6. slander
    7. smirch
    8. sully
  • make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. blur
    2. smudge
    3. smutch
  • a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cytologic smear
    2. cytosmear
  • a blemish made by dirt (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. blot
    2. daub
    3. slur
    4. smirch
    5. smudge
    6. spot
  • slanderous defamation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. malignment
    2. vilification
  • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (verb)

    Examples

    1. smear the wall with paint

    Synonyms

    1. daub
  • stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (verb)

See definition of smear in Merriam Webster