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    • smear :a blemish made by dirt
      • he had a smudge on his cheek

    • smear :cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
      • smear the wall with paint|daub the ceiling with plaster

    • smear :an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
      • he made a huge blot on his copybook

    • smear :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

    • smear :slanderous defamation

      • smear :stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

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

          • smear :make a smudge on; soil by smudging

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