| 1. smudge, spot, stain; slander, libel, slur; material smeared on a slide for microscopic examination (Medicine). spread something across or over a surface; slander, defame; stain, soil, dirty; smudge, blur; defeat (Slang). smearsmear (smēr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. smeared (smērd); p. pr. & vb. n. smearing.] [oe. smeren, smerien, as. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin to d. smeren, ohg. smirwen, g. schmieren, icel. smyrja to anoint. see: smear, n.] |