smear

What is the Definition of smear?

Noun:

1. slanderous defamation
2. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
3. a blemish made by dirt
4. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Verb:

1. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
2. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
3. cover (a surface)
4. a substance
5. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Other meanings of smear (synonyms, cognates).