smeren

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
2. (broadly,transitive) to make, to butter
3. (transitive) to grease, to oil, etc. (to make run more smoothly)
4. (transitive) to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe

Noun

plural of smeer

Concepts

smear

grease

spread

anoint

lubricate

apply

leave

oil

spread out

butter

daub

exit

layout

parade

step up

adulterate

aggrandize

augment

dilute

enlarge

expand

extend

increase

magnify

reach

spread-eagle

stretch

stretch out

unfold

unfurl

unroll

slosh

depart

quit

lay something out flat

place on sale

rub on

lay out

slush

go

Hyphenated as

sme‧ren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsmeːrə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).