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smear
(smîr)v. smeared, smear·ing, smears
v.tr.
1.
a. To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
b. To apply by spreading or daubing: smeared suntan lotion on my face and arms.
c. To cause to be blurry or spread in unwanted places: The ink on the poster was smeared.
2. To stain or attempt to destroy the reputation of; vilify: political enemies who smeared his name.
3. Slang To defeat utterly.
v.intr.
To spread easily in an undesired way: This mascara smears when it gets wet.
n.
1. A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot.
2. A substance to be spread on a surface.
3. Biology A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the surface of a culture medium.
4.
a. Vilification or slander.
b. A vilifying or slanderous remark.
[Middle English smeren, to anoint, from Old English smerian.]
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smear
(smɪə)vb (mainly tr)
1. to bedaub or cover with oil, grease, etc
2. to rub over or apply thickly
3. to rub so as to produce a smudge
4. to slander
5. slang US to defeat completely
6. (intr) to be or become smeared or dirtied
n
7. a dirty mark or smudge
8.
a. a slanderous attack
b. (as modifier): smear tactics.
9. (Medicine) a preparation of blood, secretions, etc, smeared onto a glass slide for examination under a microscope
[Old English smeoru (n); related to Old Norse smjör fat, Old High German smero, Greek muron ointment]
ˈsmearer n
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smear
(smɪər)v.t.
1. to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
2. to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on.
3. to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, viscous, or wet.
4. to sully, vilify, or soil (a reputation, good name, etc.).
5. to smudge or blur, as by rubbing: The signature was smeared.
6. Slang. to defeat decisively; overwhelm.
n. 7. an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, esp. a dab of such a substance.
8. a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance.
9. a smudge.
10. vilification; defamation.
11. something smeared or to be smeared on a thing, as a glaze for pottery.
12. a small quantity of something spread thinly on a slide for microscopic examination.
[before 900; (v.) Middle English smeren, smirien to rub with fat, anoint, Old English smirian, c. OHG smirwen, Old Norse smyrja, smyrwa]
smear′er, n.
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Smear
of curriers: a company of men skilled in dressing and colouring tanned leather, 1476.Examples: smear of curriers, 1486; of gynaecologists—Mensa.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
smear
Past participle: smeared
Gerund: smearing
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| Noun | 1. |  smear - slanderous defamation calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
| 2. | smear - a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope 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 cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou 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 cytologic specimen - a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis | |
| 3. |  smear - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" fingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger inkblot - a blot made with ink | |
| 4. | smear - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" | |
| Verb | 1. | smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance moil - moisten or soil; "Her tears moiled the letter" |
| 2. | smear - make a smudge on; soil by smudging rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" resmudge - smudge again dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image" | |
| 3. | smear - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" blood - smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |
| 4. | 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" accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" |
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smear
verb
1. spread over, daub, rub on, cover, coat, plaster, bedaub Smear a little olive oil over the inside of the salad bowl.
noun
2. slander, libel, defamation, vilification, whispering campaign, calumny, mudslinging a smear by his rivals
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smear
verb1. To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance:
2. An attempt to destroy someone's reputation:
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Translations
إفْتِراء لِتَشْويه السُّمْعَهفَحْصُ عُنْقِ الرَّحْملَطْخَه، بُقْعَهيَدْهَن، يَطْلييُشَوِّه سُمْعَة
pomazatpomluvapošpinitrozmazatskvrna
bagvaskelsepletrakke ned påsmear-testsmøre
panetellapapa-koe
mazatipapa test
bemocskolelkenzsírfolt
ata/klína útklessa, bletturrógburîursmyrja, atasverta mannorî meî rógburîi
塗沫検査
도말 표본 검사
apkalbaišsiterliotiišterliotisutepti gerą vardą
apmelojumsapmelotcelt neslavuizsmērētizsmērēties
pošpiniť
madežrazmazati
cellprov
การตรวจภายใน
xét nghiệm phết tế bào cổ tử cung
smear
[smɪəʳ]B. VT
1. → untar
to smear one's face with blood → untarse la cara de sangre
to smear wet paint → manchar la pintura fresca
to smear one's face with blood → untarse la cara de sangre
to smear wet paint → manchar la pintura fresca
2. [+ print, lettering etc] → borrar
C. VI [paint, ink etc] → correrse
D. CPD smear campaign N → campaña f de difamación
smear tactics NPL → tácticas fpl de difamación
smear test N (Med) → frotis m, citología f
smear tactics NPL → tácticas fpl de difamación
smear test N (Med) → frotis m, citología f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
smear
[ˈsmɪər] n
(= dirty mark) → tache f, salissure f
a smear of sth → une tache de qch
a smear of blue paint → une tache de peinture bleue
a smear of sth → une tache de qch
a smear of blue paint → une tache de peinture bleue
(= medical test) → frottis m
(= false rumour) → calomnie f
vt
to smear sth with sth [+ oil, grease, cream] → enduire qch de qch
Smear a little olive oil around the inside of the bowl → Enduisez l'intérieur du saladier d'un peu d'huile d'olive.
to be smeared with sth (= dirtied) → être maculé(e) de qch
His hands were smeared with ink → Il avait les mains maculées d'encre.
to smear sth with sth [+ oil, grease, cream] → enduire qch de qch
Smear a little olive oil around the inside of the bowl → Enduisez l'intérieur du saladier d'un peu d'huile d'olive.
to be smeared with sth (= dirtied) → être maculé(e) de qch
His hands were smeared with ink → Il avait les mains maculées d'encre.
(= spread rumours about) [+ person] → porter atteinte àsmear campaign n → campagne f de diffamationsmear tactics npl → procédés mpl diffamatoiressmear test n (British) → frottis m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
smear
n → verschmierter Fleck; (fig) → Beschmutzung f, → Verleumdung f; (Med) → Abstrich m; he had smears of blood/grease on his hands → er hatte blut-/fettbeschmierte Hände; this left a smear on the institution → das hinterließ einen Fleck auf dem guten Namen der Institution; he angrily repudiated their smears → empört wies er ihre Verleumdungen zurück
vt
grease, ointment → schmieren; (= spread) → verschmieren; (= mark, make dirty) → beschmieren; face, body → einschmieren; don’t smear the paint → verschmiere die Farbe nicht!
(fig) person → verunglimpfen; sb’s reputation, name → beschmutzen, besudeln; organization → in den Schmutz ziehen
vi (glass) → verschmieren; (print) → verschmiert or verwischt werden; (ballpoint pen) → schmieren; (paint, ink) → verlaufen
smear
:smear campaign
n → Verleumdungskampagne f
smear tactics
pl → Verleumdungstaktiken pl
smear test
n (Med) → Abstrich m
smear word
n → Schimpfwort nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
smear
[smɪəʳ]2. vt
a. (butter) → spalmare
to smear cream on one's hands, smear one's hands with cream → spalmarsi le mani di crema
to smear cream on one's hands, smear one's hands with cream → spalmarsi le mani di crema
b. (make dirty) → sporcare; (smudge, ink, paint) → sbavare
the page was smeared → c'erano delle sbavature sulla pagina
his hands were smeared with oil/ink → aveva le mani sporche di olio/inchiostro
the page was smeared → c'erano delle sbavature sulla pagina
his hands were smeared with oil/ink → aveva le mani sporche di olio/inchiostro
c. (fig) (libel) → calunniare, diffamare
3. vi (paint, ink) → sbavare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
smear
(smiə) verb1. to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface. The little boy smeared jam on the chair.
2. to make or become blurred; to smudge. He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.
3. to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him. He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.
noun1. a mark made by smearing.
2. a piece of slander.
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smear
→ فَحْصُ عُنْقِ الرَّحْم výtěr z děložního hrdla smear-test Abstrich τεστ Παπανικολάου citología papa-koe frottis papa test Pap test 塗沫検査 도말 표본 검사 uitstrijkje celleprøve wymaz papanicolau мазок со слизистой оболочки шейки матки cellprov การตรวจภายใน Pap smear testi xét nghiệm phết tế bào cổ tử cung 宫颈涂片检查Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
smear
n. frotis, unto;
v. untar, embarrar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
smear
n (micro) frotis m; blood — frotis de sangre; Papanicolaou — (form), Pap — citología cervical or exfoliativa (form), citología (fam), prueba de Papanicolaou, prueba que se hace durante el examen pélvico con el fin de detectar cáncer cervicalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.