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▸ verb: (transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make something dirty.
▸ verb: (transitive) (of a substance, etc.) To make a surface dirty by covering it.
▸ verb: (transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become messy or not clear by being spread.
▸ verb: (transitive) To write or draw (something) by spreading a substance on a surface.
▸ verb: (transitive) To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
▸ verb: (transitive) To rub (a body part, etc.) across a surface.
▸ verb: (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
▸ verb: (climbing) To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
▸ noun: A mark made by smearing.
▸ noun: (countable, uncountable) A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: (medicine) A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).
▸ noun: (radio, television, uncountable) Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
▸ noun: (climbing) A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
▸ noun: (music) A rough glissando in jazz music.
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