slur

  1. Noun.  An insult or slight.
  2. Noun.  (music) A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
  3. Noun.  (music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) A trick or deception.
  5. Noun.  In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
  6. Verb.  To insult or slight.
  7. Verb.  To run together; to articulate poorly.
  8. Verb.  (music) To play legato or without separate articulation.

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