Definitions for SMEAR
smɪərsmear

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. smear, vilification, malignmentnoun

   slanderous defamation

2. smear, cytologic smear, cytosmearnoun

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

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

   a blemish made by dirt

   "he had a smudge on his cheek"

4. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stainverb

   an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

   "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

5. smearverb

   stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

6. smear, blur, smudge, smutchverb

   make a smudge on; soil by smudging

7. daub, smearverb

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

   "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"

8. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirchverb

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smearverb

   To smudge, blur, or render indistinct (writing, pictures, etc.).

2. Smearverb

   to vilify (a person); to damage (a person's reputation), especially falsely or by unfair innuendo, and with malicious intent.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. smearnoun

   A mark made by smearing.

   This detergent cleans windows without leaving smears.

2. smearnoun

   A Pap smear.

   I'm going to the doctor's this afternoon for a smear.

3. smearnoun

   A false attack.

4. smearverb

   To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.

   The artist smeared paint over the canvas in broad strokes.

5. smearverb

   To have a substance smeared on (a surface).

   She smeared her lips with lipstick.

6. smearverb

   To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.

   The opposition party attempted to smear the candidate by spreading incorrect and unverifiable rumors about their personal behavior.

7. smearverb

   To become spread by smearing.

   The paint is still wet uE000179230uE001 don't touch it or it will smear.

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

1. To Smearverb

   Etymology: smeran , Saxon; smeeren, Dutch.

   1. To overspread with something viscous and adhesive; to besmear.

   If any such be here, that love this painting,
   Wherein you see me smear’d,
   If any think brave death outweighs bad life,
   Let him wave thus. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Then from the mountain hewing timber tall,
   Began to build a vessel of huge bulk,
   Smear’d round with pitch. John Milton.

   Smear’d as she was with black Gorgonean blood,
   The fury sprang above the Stygian flood. Dryden.

   2. To soil; to contaminate.

   Why had I not, with charitable hand,
   Took up a beggar’s issue at my gates?
   Who smeered thus, and mir’d with infamy,
   I might have said no part of it is mine. William Shakespeare.

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1. smear

   1) A smear is a mark or stain made by spreading a substance on a surface. 2) In medical terms, a smear refers to a sample of material (such as blood or tissue) spread onto a slide for microscopic examination. 3) In journalism or politics, a smear is an untrue or damaging accusation or story intended to harm a person's reputation. 4) As a verb, smear means to spread or rub a substance like grease, oil or cream over a surface.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smearnoun

   to overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil

2. Smearnoun

   to soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy

3. Smearnoun

   a fat, oily substance; oinment

4. Smearnoun

   hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain

5. Etymology: [OE. smeren, smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to anoint. See Smear, n.]

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

1. Smear

   smēr, v.t. to overspread with anything sticky or oily, as grease: to daub.—n. Smear′iness.—adj. Smear′y, sticky: showing smears. [A.S. smeru, fat, grease; Ger. schmeer, grease, Ice. smjör, butter.]

Matched Categories

1. • Cover
   • Cytologic Specimen
   • Defamation
   • Dirty

Anagrams for SMEAR »

1. reams

2. mares

3. marse

4. maser

How to pronounce SMEAR?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SMEAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SMEAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of SMEAR in a Sentence

1. Yishai Fleisher:

   In essence it’s a massive smear campaign in which Israel’s ancient history in this land is systematically erased and replaced with an invented Palestinian narrative. The main target of this campaign are young westerners who are simply too ignorant to fight back with facts.

2. Thursday Browder:

   Natalia engaged Glenn Simpson and Fusion GPS in order to run an anti-Magnitsky Act smear campaign in Washington D.C. which was funded by sources connected to the Russian government.

3. Marie Yovanovitch:

   While I obviously don't dispute that the President has the right to withdraw an ambassador at any time for any reason, but what I do wonder is why it was necessary to smear my reputation falsely.

4. No Planned Parenthood staff:

   This entire smear campaign is a fraud built on illegal acts and a web of lies.

5. Wang Guiqiang:

   > SummaryCompaniesSome cities say peak of COVID infections was last monthToo early to say how many infections are severe-Chinese expertChina embassy in South Korea suspends short-term visasChinese state media criticise Pfizer over Paxlovid priceBEIJING, Jan 10( Reuters) - Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact.A summary by Health Times, a publication managed by Peoples Daily, Peoples Daily, said infections have been declining in the capital Beijing and several Chinese provinces. One official was quoted as saying nearly all the 100 million people in Henan province had already been infected.The virus has been spreading freely in China since a policy U-turn in early December after protests against a zero-COVID regime ruthlessly enforced for three years. China reopened its borders on Sunday, removing the last major restrictions.The frequent lockdowns, relentless testing and various levels of movement curbs since early 2020 have brought the worlds second-largest economy to one of its slowest growth rates in nearly half a century and caused widespread distress.With the virus let loose, China has stopped publishing daily infection tallies and has been reporting five or fewer deaths a day since the policy U-turn, figures that have been disputed by the World Health Organisation.Many Chinese funeral homes and hospitals say they are overwhelmed, and international health experts predict at least 1 million COVID-related deaths in China this year.On Tuesday, a Health Times compilation of reports from local government officials and health experts across the country, suggested the COVID wave may be past its peak in many regions.Kan Quan, director of the Office of the Henan Provincial Epidemic Prevention and Control, was cited as saying the infection rate in the central province was nearly 90 % as of Jan. 6. The number of patients at clinics in the province reached a peak on Dec. 19, but the number of severe cases was still high, he said, without giving further details.Yin Yong, acting mayor of Beijing, was cited as saying the capital was also past its peak. Li Pan, deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission in the city of Chongqing said the peak there was reached on Dec. 20. In the province of Jiangsu, the peak was reached on Dec. 22, while in Zheijiang province the first wave of infections has passed smoothly, officials said. Two cities in the southern Guangdong province, Chinas manufacturing heartland, reached their peaks before the end of the year.Separately in the state-run China Daily, a prominent health official said the percentage of severe cases remained unclear.It is still too early to conclude the overall percentage of severe and critical COVID patients in China as different types of hospitals report different numbers, Wang Guiqiang, head of Peking University First Hospitals infectious disease department, was quoted as saying.PFIZER CRITICISMChina has dismissed criticism over its data as politically-motivated attempts to smear its success in handling the pandemic and said any future mutations are likely to be more infectious but cause less severe illness.Testing requirements introduced by several countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain, France and others in response to Chinas COVID outbreak, were called out by foreign ministry as discriminatory.Financial markets see the new curbs as mere inconvenience, with the yuan hitting a nearly five-month high on Tuesday.South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups were among those licking their lips at the prospect of more Chinese tourists.Although Beijing also demands negative COVID test results from people landing in China, officials have threatened retaliation against countries mandating tests for visitors from China.The Chinese embassy in South Korea said on Tuesday it will stop issuing short-term visas for Korean citizens.State media has also taken a swipe at Pfizer Inc( PFE.N) over the price for its COVID treatment Paxlovid.It is not a secret that U.S. capital forces have already accumulated quite a fortune from the world via selling vaccines and drugs, and the U.S. government has been coordinating all along, nationalist tabloid Global Times said in an editorial.Pfizers Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday the company was in discussions with Chinese authorities about a price for Paxlovid, but not over licensing a generic version in China.The abrupt change of course in COVID policies has left Chinas health system unprepared, with many hospitals ill-equipped to handle patients in critical conditions and smaller cities scrambling to secure basic anti-fever drug supplies.Yu Weishi, chairman of Youcare Pharmaceutical Group, told Reuters Li Pan firm boosted output of its anti-fever drugs five-fold to one million boxes a day in the past month.Wang Lili, general manager at another pharmaceutical firm, CR Double Crane, told Reuters that intravenous drips were their most in-demand product.The company has since Jan. 5 done away with weekends to meet demand.We are running 24/7.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SMEAR
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=SMEAR
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smear
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SMEAR
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SMEAR
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SMEAR