Definition of smear

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Smear (n.) To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy..

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Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Besmearing :: Besmearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Besmea.
Anoint :: Anoint (v. t.) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil..
Besmear :: Besmear (v. t.) To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil..
Grease :: Grease (v. t.) To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon..
Smear :: Smear (n.) To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy..
Lime :: Lime (v. t.) To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime..
Lard :: Lard (n.) To smear with lard or fat.
Pitchy :: Pitchy (a.) Smeared with pitch.
Birdlime :: Birdlime (n.) An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares..
Cyphonism :: Cyphonism (n.) A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations..
Dauby :: Dauby (a.) Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive.
Blood :: Blood (v. t.) To stain, smear or wet, with blood..
Whitethroat :: Whitethroat (n.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler (S. hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat (S. curruca)..
Tar :: Tar (v. t.) To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth..
Muddy :: Muddy (superl.) Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots..
Blur :: Blur (v. t.) To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink..
Smeared :: Smeared (imp. & p. p.) of Smea.
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) To cover over or smear with pitch.
Slush :: Slush (v. t.) To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast..
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