smear

1. Slanderous defamation (synset 106732965)
   is a type of: calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
   same as: malignment, vilification
2. A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope (synset 105272638)
   is a type of: cytologic specimen - a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis
   subtypes:

   • alimentary tract smear - any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts
   • cervical smear, pap smear, papanicolaou smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
   • bronchoscopic smear, lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear - any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
   • vaginal smear - smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis
   same as: cytologic smear, cytosmear
3. A blemish made by dirt (synset 104701789)
   "he had a smudge on his cheek"
   is a type of: blemish, defect, mar - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
   subtypes:

   • blotch, splodge, splotch - an irregularly shaped spot
   • fingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
   • inkblot - a blot made with ink
   same as: blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot
4. An act that brings discredit to the person who does it (synset 100073081)
   "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
   is a type of: error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
   same as: blot, smirch, spot, stain

1. Stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (synset 201254989)
   is a type of: begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty
   subtypes:

   • moil - moisten or soil
   • besmirch, smirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained
2. Make a smudge on;
   Soil by smudging (synset 201254492)
   is a type of: rub - move over something with pressure
   subtypes:

   • resmudge - smudge again
   • dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
   same as: blur, smudge, smutch
3. Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (synset 201235951)
   "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
   is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
   subtypes: blood - smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
   same as: daub
   verb group: daub - apply to a surface
4. Charge falsely or with malicious intent;
   Attack the good name and reputation of someone (synset 200848188)
   "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
   is a type of: accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
   subtypes:

   • assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
   • libel - print slanderous statements against
   • badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about
   same as: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully

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