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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 material spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis: "the smears were stained for cryptosporidium"
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The meaning of SMEAR is a viscous or sticky substance. How to use smear in a sentence.
SMEAR definition: 1. to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface: 2. to publicly accuse someone of…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of smear verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /smɪə (r)/. /smɪr/. an oily or dirty mark. a smear of jam. Synonyms mark These are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface. a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good: The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
SMEAR definition: 1. to spread a thick liquid or sticky substance over something: 2. to say unpleasant and untrue…. Learn more.
n. 1. A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot. 2. A substance to be spread on a surface. 3. Biology A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the surface of a culture medium. 4. a. Vilification or slander. b. A vilifying or slanderous remark.
Smear Definition. smîr. smeared, smearing, smears. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. smeared, smearing, smears. To cover, daub, or soil with something greasy, sticky, or dirty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be or become smeared. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
