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1. (noun) smear, vilification, malignment
slanderous defamation

2. (noun) smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

3. (noun) smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
a blemish made by dirt
"he had a smudge on his cheek"

4. (noun) blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"

5. (verb) smear
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

6. (verb) smear, blur, smudge, smutch
make a smudge on; soil by smudging

7. (verb) daub, smear
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
"smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"

8. (verb) defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
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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