smear

1. (countable, uncountable)A mark made by smearing.

   This detergent cleans windows without leaving smears.

   a blemish made by dirt

2. A mark made by smearing.

   (countable, uncountable)A presentation of a sauce, purée or other food item, which is placed in a dollop and spread across the plate.

3. (countable, uncountable)A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.

   smear campaign

4. (countable, uncountable)A preparation to be examined under a microscope, made by spreading a thin layer of a substance (such as blood, bacterial culture) on a slide.

   a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

5. (countable, uncountable)A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).

   I'm going to the doctor's this afternoon for a smear.

6. (uncountable)Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.

7. (countable, uncountable)A maneuver in which a shoe is placed onto a holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact with the rock.

8. (countable, uncountable)A rough glissando in jazz music.

1. The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.

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2. Mary's lipstick is smeared.

   ruУ Мэри помада размазалась. — sharptoothed

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3. Your lipstick's smeared.

   ruУ тебя помада размазалась. — sharptoothed

   deDein Lippenstift ist verschmiert. — Vortarulo

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4. Tom's face was smeared with dirt.

   ruЛицо Тома было измазано грязью. — Wezel

   deTom hatte ein ganz dreckverschmiertes Gesicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Yanni smeared feces on the wall.

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