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smear

DEFINITIONS OF: smear

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v make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Synonyms:
blur, smudge, smutch
Types:
resmudge
smudge again
dust
rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
Type of:
rub
move over something with pressure

v cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

“smear the wall with paint”
Synonyms:
daub
daub
apply to a surface
Types:
blood
smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered

v stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

Types:
moil
moisten or soil
besmirch, smirch
smear so as to make dirty or stained
Type of:
begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil
make soiled, filthy, or dirty

v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Synonyms:
asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully
Types:
assassinate
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
libel
print slanderous statements against
badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce
speak unfavorably about
Type of:
accuse, charge
blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

n a blemish made by dirt

Synonyms:
blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot
Types:
blotch, splodge, splotch
an irregularly shaped spot
fingermark, fingerprint
a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
inkblot
a blot made with ink
Type of:
blemish, defect, mar
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

n a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

Synonyms:
cytologic smear, cytosmear
Types:
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alimentary tract smear
any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts
Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear, cervical smear
a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
bronchoscopic smear, lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear
any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
vaginal smear
smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis
esophageal smear
alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the esophagus
gastric smear
alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach
oral smear
alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth
duodenal smear, paraduodenal smear
alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum
Type of:
cytologic specimen
a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis

n an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Synonyms:
blot, smirch, spot, stain
Type of:
error, fault, mistake
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

n slanderous defamation

Synonyms:
malignment, vilification
Type of:
calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
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