Dictionary definition · smear
noun
- slanderous defamation
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- a blemish made by dirt"he had a smudge on his cheek"
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
verb
- stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it"smear the wall with paint"
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone"The journalists have defamed me!"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).