smear

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To become spread by smearing.
  5. Noun.  A mark made by smearing.
  6. Noun.  (medicine) A Pap smear.
  7. Noun.  A false attack.

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