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smear n. [
vilification, malignment] slanderous defamation
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smear v. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
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smear n. [
cytologic smear, cytosmear] a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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smear v. [
blur, smudge, smutch] make a smudge on; soil by smudging
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smear n. [
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smirch, slur] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
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