Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - smear
Smear
smear
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 daub or mark with a greasy or sticky substance or with something that stains. 2 blot; smudge; obscure the outline of (writing, artwork, etc.). 3 defame the character of; slander; attempt to or succeed in discrediting (a person or his name) publicly. --n. 1 the act or an instance of smearing. 2 Med. a material smeared on a microscopic slide etc. for examination. b a specimen of this. Phrases and idioms smear test = cervical smear. Derivatives smearer n. smeary adj. Etymology: OE smierwan f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English smere, from Old English smeoru; akin to Old High German smero grease and probably to Old Irish smiur marrow Date: before 12th century 1. a viscous or sticky substance, a spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance, material ~ed on a surface (as of a microscopic slide), a usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation against a person or organization, II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. to overspread with something unctuous, viscous, or adhesive ; daub , to spread over a surface, 2. to stain, smudge, or dirty by or as if by ~ing, sully, besmirch, to obliterate, obscure, blur, blend, wipe out, or defeat by or as if by ~ing, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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