(medicine, women's health) A Pap smear
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To rub a (typically oily or sticky) substance over
“Smear a little olive oil over the inside of the salad bowl.”
To cause to be soiled or dirty
“More commonly, the wife calls a work party to help build and then smear the walls with mud.”
To make hurtful and untrue comments about
“At the press conference, Tsai signed a statement promising not to abuse any person's character, smear anyone's reputation or engage in personal attacks.”
To land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess
To scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area
To make, or cause to be, blur or dim
To betray someone's trust
A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance
“I reached with a napkin to delete from her chin a smear of sauce that was driving me crazy.”
A false accusation intended to damage someone's reputation
“Just as he desires that there should be no smear on his good name, so must he be anxious not to smear the reputation of his fellow man.”
(medicine, women's health) A Pap smear
“I'll be going to the doctor's this afternoon for a smear.”
A (degree of) loss or lack of reputation or respect
An outer layer or covering
An imperfection, fault or bad name associated with someone
A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes
Used to make candles, soap and lubricants
A thing that cannot be seen or heard clearly
An insult, or that which is interpreted as one
Attack someone's reputation
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