Definitions for Slur
slɜrslur

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slurnoun

   (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

2. aspersion, slurnoun

   a disparaging remark

   "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

3. smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slurverb

   a blemish made by dirt

   "he had a smudge on his cheek"

4. slurverb

   play smoothly or legato

   "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"

5. slurverb

   speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur

   "your comments are slurring your co-workers"

6. slurverb

   utter indistinctly

7. blur, dim, slurverb

   become vague or indistinct

   "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slurnoun

   A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.

2. slurnoun

   The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes.

3. slurnoun

   A trick or deception.

4. slurnoun

   In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.

5. slurverb

   To insult or slight.

6. slurverb

   To run together; to articulate poorly.

   He slurs his speech when he is drunk.

7. slurverb

   To play legato or without separate articulation.

8. Etymology: From slore. Compare Old Norse slóðra. Cognate with Middle Low German sluren. Related to dialect Norwegian sløra, Danish sløre (especially for wheels).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slurnoun

   Faint reproach; slight disgrace.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Here’s an ape made a king for shewing tricks; and the fox is then to put a slur upon him, in exposing him for sport to the scorn of the people. Roger L'Estrange.

   No one can rely upon such an one, either with safety to his affairs, or without a slur to his reputation; since he that trusts a knave has no other recompence, but to be accounted a fool for his pains. Robert South, Sermons.

2. To SLURverb

   Etymology: sloorig, Dutch, nasty; sloore, a slut.

   1. To sully; to soil; to contaminate.2. To pass lightly; to balk; to miss.

   The atheists laugh in their sleeves, and not a little triumph to see the cause of theism thus betrayed by its professed friends, and the grand argument slurred by them, and so their work done to their hands. Ralph Cudworth.

   Studious to please the genius of the times,
   With periods, points, and tropes he slurs his crimes;
   He robb’d not, but he borrow’d from the poor,
   And took but with intention to restore. Dryden.

   3. To cheat; to trick.

   What was the publick faith found out for,
   But to slur men of what they fought for? Hudibras.

   Come, seven’s the main,
   Cries Ganymede: the usual trick:
   Seven, slur a six; eleven, a nick. Matthew Prior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slurverb

   to soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace

2. Slurverb

   to disparage; to traduce

3. Slurverb

   to cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice

4. Slurverb

   to cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick

5. Slurverb

   to pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables

6. Slurverb

   to sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones

7. Slurverb

   to blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle

8. Slurnoun

   a mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo

9. Slurnoun

   a trick played upon a person; an imposition

10. Slurnoun

    a mark, thus [/ or /], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato

11. Slurnoun

    in knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them

12. Etymology: [Cf. OE. sloor mud, clay, Icel. slra, slora, to trail or drag one's self along, D. sleuren, sloren, to train, to drag, to do negligently and slovenly, D. sloor, sloerie, a sluttish girl.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slur

   A slur is a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation. This implies legato articulation, and in music for bowed string instruments, it also indicates the notes should be played in one bow; and in music for wind instruments, that the notes should be played without using the tongue to rearticulate each note. In guitar music, the slur indicates that the notes should be played without plucking the individual strings, i.e. hammer-ons and pull-offs. In vocal music, slurs are usually used to mark notes which are sung to a single syllable. A slur is denoted with a curved line generally placed over the notes if the stems point downward, and under them if the stems point upwards: When two instruments written on the same staff both have slurred phrases with the same note values it is customary to have two sets of slurs, though in some scores just one set is used and it is understood to apply to both of the instruments. The slur is not to be confused with two other similar musical symbols. The tie is a curved line that links two notes of the same pitch to show that their durations are to be added together. The phrase mark is a curved line that extends over a passage which is visually indistinguishable from the slur, and indicates that the passage is to be interpreted as a single phrase.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slur

   slur, v.t. to soil; to contaminate: to disgrace: to pass over lightly: to conceal: (mus.) to sing or play in a gliding manner.—v.i. (print.) to slip in making the impression, causing the printing to be blurred:—pr.p. slur′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. slurred.—n. a stain: slight reproach or disparagement: (mus.) a mark showing that notes are to be sung to the same syllable.—p.adj. Slurred (mus.), marked with a slur, performed in a gliding style like notes marked with a slur. [Old Dut. slooren, sleuren, Low Ger. slüren, to drag along the ground.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Slur in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Slur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Slur in a Sentence

1. Keegan Hankes:

   It doesn't take an overt slur for these individuals to basically become emboldened and to recognize and be excited by policies that they see would further their goals, when they hear the President say things like,' I'm not a racist,' they turn around amongst themselves and say,' He just has to say that for practical reasons,'' he just has to say that basically to get himself cover, to do the things that we want him to do,'.

2. Morgan Wallen:

   I'm embarrassed and sorry. I used an unacceptable and inappropriate racial slur that I wish I could take back, there are no excuses to use this type of language, ever. I want to sincerely apologize for using the word. I promise to do better.

3. Scott Morrison:

   ( Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File) Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Zhaos tweet was utterly outrageous and a terrible slur against Australias military. It is truly repugnant. It is deeply offensive to every Australian, every Australian who has served in that uniform, he told reporters in Canberra. The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post. The Chinese government diminishes them in the worlds eyes. CHINESE STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA FALL VICTIM TO VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING SCAMS : Prime Minister Scott Morrison said The Chinese government had contacted Twitter asking it to take the post down. The post had a warning tag on it by Monday afternoon but could still be viewed. Zhaos account comes with a Twitter label stating that its a Chinese government account. Despite China blocking Twitter and other U.S. social media platforms within the county, Chinese diplomats and state media have established a strong presence on them. Zhao Lijian was criticized by the U.S. in March after tweeting a conspiracy theory that U.S. soldiers may have brought the coronavirus to China. Zhao Lijian is considered a leading representative of Chinas high-pitched new strain of assertive foreign relations. Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged there were tensions between China and Australia. But this is not how you deal with them.

4. Michael Fitch:

   No coach, no official, no adult, no opposing team player has provided any evidence of personal knowledge of a racial slur.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   Let me be clear. I do understand that I and other progressives will face massive attacks from those who attempt to use the socialism as a slur. But I should also tell Franklin Delano Roosevelt, that I have faced and overcome these attacks for decades and I am not the only one.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Slur
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Slur
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Slur
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Slur
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Slur
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Slur