āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to smear
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āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to spread a substance over a surface in a messy or uneven manner
Transitive: to smear a substance across a surface | to smear a substance on a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He smeared grease on the gears to keep them running smoothly.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ āĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to tarnish someone's reputation with unfounded or malicious claims
Transitive: to smear a person or their reputation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His former colleagues attempted to smear his reputation in the industry.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to spread a dirty or unclean substance over a surface, resulting in a stain or discoloration
Transitive: to smear a surface | to smear a surface with a dirty substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mechanic 's hands were smeared with engine grease after working on the car.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻˇāĻž
(climbing) to use the friction of one's shoe against the rock surface to gain traction and support
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The climber relied on precise foot placements to smear effectively.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž
a blemish made by dirt
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
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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āĻ āĻĒāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻ
slanderous defamation
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
