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Meaning of smear

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  smear
      n 1: slanderous defamation [syn: {smear}, {vilification},
           {malignment}]
      2: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and
         stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a
         microscope [syn: {smear}, {cytologic smear}, {cytosmear}]
      3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
         {smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
      4: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
         made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smear},
         {smirch}, {spot}, {stain}]
      v 1: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
      2: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {blur},
         {smudge}, {smutch}]
      3: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear
         the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" [syn:
         {daub}, {smear}]
      4: 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" [syn:
         {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse}, {denigrate},
         {calumniate}, {smear}, {sully}, {besmirch}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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