smear

Betekenis (Engels)

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

smeren

doorsmeren

uitspreiden

verwateren

vuil worden

uitsmeren

bezwalken

rub on

cover over

get dirty

be soiled

cytologic smear

discolourise

lay something out flat

place on sale

rub in

spread on

spread over

blame on

coating over

rub with oil

be spattered

be blotted with

be stained with

be sullied

besmear with

bodge

cervical smear

pap smear

spread with

smear test

clean with cowdung

brush on

poor painting

doping material

coating mixture

mould facing

pigment dyes

Unguentum

coating material

paint over

covering material

discolorise

discolorize

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/smɪə(ɹ)/

From Middle English smeren, smerien, from Old English smerian, smyrian, smierwan (“to anoint or rub with grease, oil, etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną. Doublet of schmear. Cognate with Saterland Frisian smeere, Dutch smeren, Low German smeren, German schmieren.