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- Dictionarysmear/smɪə/
verb
- 1. coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance: "his face was smeared with dirt" Similar
- 2. damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander: "someone was trying to smear her by faking letters" Similar
noun
- 1. a mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance: "there was an oil smear on his jacket" Similar
- 2. a sample of tissue or other material taken from part of the body, spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis: "the smears were stained for cryptosporidium"
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SMEAR definition: 1. to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface: 2. to publicly accuse someone of…. Learn more.
The meaning of SMEAR is a viscous or sticky substance. How to use smear in a sentence.
A smear or a smear test is a medical test in which a few cells are taken from a woman's cervix and examined to see if any cancer cells are present.
Smear definition: to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something. See examples of SMEAR used in a sentence.
[transitive, usually passive] to make something dirty or greasy. (be) smeared His glasses were smeared. smeared windows. [transitive] smear somebody/something to damage somebody’s reputation by saying unpleasant things about them that are not true synonym slander. The story was an attempt to smear the party leader.
noun. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope. synonyms: cytologic smear, cytosmear.
Define smear. smear synonyms, smear pronunciation, smear translation, English dictionary definition of smear. v. smeared , smear·ing , smears v. tr. 1. a. To spread or daub with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance. b. To apply by spreading or daubing: smeared...