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smearing smearing definition

smearing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smear 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  smear 
 
  Sense  2 
  smear 
  =>  moil 
  =>  smirch,  besmirch 
 
  Sense  3 
  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch 
  =>  resmudge 
  =>  dust 
 
  Sense  4 
  daub,  smear 
  =>  blood 
 
  Sense  5 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  libel 
  =>  badmouth,  malign,  traduce,  drag  through  the  mud 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  smear 
 
  4  of  5  senses  of  smear 
 
  Sense  2 
  smear 
  =>  moil 
  =>  smirch,  besmirch 
 
  Sense  3 
  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch 
  =>  resmudge 
  =>  dust 
 
  Sense  4 
  daub,  smear 
  =>  blood 
 
  Sense  5 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  libel 
  =>  badmouth,  malign,  traduce,  drag  through  the  mud 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  smear 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  smear 
 
  5  senses  of  smear 
 
  Sense  1 
  smear,  bedaub,  besmear 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  2 
  smear 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
 
  Sense  3 
  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch 
  =>  rub 
 
  Sense  4 
  daub,  smear 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  5 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  smear 
 
  smear  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  smear 
 
  Sense  1 
  smear,  bedaub,  besmear 
  =>  cover 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  smear 
  =>  dirty,  soil,  begrime,  grime,  colly,  bemire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch 
  =>  rub 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  daub,  smear 
  =>  cover 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smear 
 
  The  verb  smear  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  smear,  bedaub,  besmear  --  (spread  or  daub  over) 
  2.  smear  --  (stain  by  smearing  or  daubing  with  a  dirty  substance) 
  3.  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch  --  (make  a  smudge  on  soil  by  smudging) 
  4.  daub,  smear  --  (cover  (a  surface)  by  smearing  (a  substance)  over  it  "smear  the  wall  with  paint";  "daub  the  ceiling  with  plaster"") 
  5.  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") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  smear 
 
  The  verb  smear  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  smear,  bedaub,  besmear  --  (spread  or  daub  over) 
  2.  smear  --  (stain  by  smearing  or  daubing  with  a  dirty  substance) 
  3.  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch  --  (make  a  smudge  on  soil  by  smudging) 
  4.  daub,  smear  --  (cover  (a  surface)  by  smearing  (a  substance)  over  it  "smear  the  wall  with  paint";  "daub  the  ceiling  with  plaster"") 
  5.  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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