Smear (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

• Begrime
• Colly
• Grime
• Bemire
• Soil

Hyponyms

• Besmirch

Related Words

• Smear (noun)

Meaning ²

Make a smudge on; soil by smudging.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Smutch
• Smudge
• Blur

Related Words

• Smear (noun)

Meaning ³

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Slander
• Smirch
• Sully
• Besmirch
• Asperse
• Defame
• Denigrate
• Calumniate

Hypernyms

• Accuse
• Charge

Hyponyms

• Libel
• Traduce
• Drag Through The Mud
• Malign
• Assassinate
• Badmouth

Related Words

• Smear (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Daub

Hypernyms

• Cover

Hyponyms

• Blood