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smear

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01noun

slanderous defamation

02noun

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

03noun

a blemish made by dirt

“he had a smudge on his cheek”

04noun

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

“he made a huge blot on his copybook”

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05verb

stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

06verb

make a smudge on; soil by smudging

07verb

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

“smear the wall with paint”

“daub the ceiling with plaster”

08verb

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”

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