smear
smear
smɪr
smir
British pronunciation
/smˈi‍ə/

Definitie en betekenis van "smear"in het Engels

to smear
01

uitsmeren, bekladden

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
to smear definition and meaning
example
Voorbeelden
The child smeared paint on the wall, creating abstract patterns.
Het kind smeerde verf op de muur, waardoor abstracte patronen ontstonden.
02

bezoedelen, lasteren

to tarnish someone's reputation with unfounded or malicious claims
Transitive: to smear a person or their reputation
example
Voorbeelden
Online trolls attempted to smear the celebrity by spreading rumors and fabricated stories on social media.
Online trollen probeerden de beroemdheid te bezoedelen door geruchten en verzonnen verhalen op sociale media te verspreiden.
03

uitsmeren, bekladden

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
example
Voorbeelden
The mud from the garden smeared the carpet, leaving dark stains on the fibers.
De modder uit de tuin smeerde het tapijt uit, waardoor donkere vlekken op de vezels achterbleven.
04

smeren, wrijven

(climbing) to use the friction of one's shoe against the rock surface to gain traction and support
Intransitive
example
Voorbeelden
She struggled to smear on the slick limestone cliff during the rain.
Ze worstelde om te wrijven op de gladde kalkstenen klif tijdens de regen.
01

vlek, laster

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
02

vlek, vuil

a blemish made by dirt
03

uitstrijkje, uitstrijking

a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
04

laster, smaad

slanderous defamation
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