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Definition smear

Etymology

From Middle English smeren, smerien, from Old English smerian, smyrian, smierwan (“to anoint or rub with grease, oil, etc.”), from Proto-Germanic *smirwijan?. Cognate with Saterland Frisian smeere, Dutch smeren, Low German smeren, German schmieren.

Verb

smear (third-person singular simple present smears, present participle smearing, simple past and past participle smeared)

  1. (transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
  2. (transitive) To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
  3. (transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
  4. (intransitive) To become spread by smearing.
  5. (climbing) To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.

Noun

smear (plural smears)

  1. A mark made by smearing.
  2. (medicine) A Pap smear.
  3. A false attack.
  4. (climbing) A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
  5. (music) A rough glissando in jazz music.

Results 255 Words with the letters SMEAR

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ARES 4
ARMS 7
ARSE 4
EARS 4
ERAS 4
MAES 7
MARE 7
MARS 7
MESA 7
RAMS 7
RASE 4
REAM 7
REMS 7
SAME 7
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SEAR 4
SERA 4
3 letter words with the letters SMEAR 
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ARM 6
ARS 3
EAR 3
EMS 6
ERA 3
ERS 3
MAE 6
MAR 6
MAS 6
RAM 6
RAS 3
REM 6
RES 3
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SER 3
2 letter words with the letters SMEAR 
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AM 5
AR 2
AS 2
EM 5
ER 2
ES 2
MA 5
ME 5
RE 2

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