smear

IPA: smˈɪr

A mark made by smearing.
(countable, uncountable) A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.
(biology) 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.
(medicine) A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).
(radio, television, uncountable) Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
(climbing) A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
(music) A rough glissando in jazz music.

(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
(transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
(transitive) To make something dirty.
(transitive) (of a substance, etc.) To make a surface dirty by covering it.
(transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
(transitive) To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
(intransitive) To become messy or not clear by being spread.
(transitive) To write or draw (something) by spreading a substance on a surface.
(transitive) To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
(transitive) To rub (a body part, etc.) across a surface.
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
(climbing) To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.

Examples of "smear" in Sentences

And the first one we've performed here is what we term smear negative.
Plus, Rush Limbaugh auctioning off what he calls a smear letter from the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid.
Rush Limbaugh now selling what he calls a smear letter from the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for more than $2 million.
She ran Michael Dukakis 'campaign, deploring this late-minute what she call smear and insisting "The L.A. Times" apologize.
This week Regan hit News Corp. with a $100 million lawsuit over what she calls a smear campaign and she makes one particularly explosive charge.
They want an apology from the Roman Catholic leader for what they call a smear character assassination of the Prophet Mohammed and a smear campaign.
Putin said he decided to stay away because of what he called a smear campaign against FIFA voters that created doubts about the decision even before it was made.
More like “The smear starts here, constantly recited without any evidence, and when I am refuted, I call the watchdogs ‘vile’ and ’smear machines’ to motivate my braindead viewers/listeners to do what I want them to do.”