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smear


Definition: Meaning of, smear in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / smɪə /

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smear smears
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  1. a dirty mark made by a small amount of something spread across a surface
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  2. British English a SMEAR TEST
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  3. an untrue story about a politician or other important person that is told in order to make people lose respect for them - used especially in newspapers
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
smear smeared smeared
Present Participle Third Person Singular
smearing smears
  1. spread [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to spread a liquid or soft substance over a surface, especially in a careless or untidy way
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  2. tell lies [transitive] to tell an untrue story about someone important in order to make people lose respect for them - used especially in newspapers
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  3. dirty [transitive] to put dirty or oily marks on something
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  4. ink/paint [intransitive and transitive] if writing, a picture, or paint smears or is smeared, the ink or paint is accidentally touched and spread across the surface [=  smudge]
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smear used in phrases

  • Pap smear (noun)
    1. American English a medical test that takes cells from a woman's CERVIX and examines them for signs of CANCER [=  smear test British English]
  • Papanicolaou smear (noun)
    1. a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
  • alimentary tract smear (noun)
    1. any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts
  • bronchoscopic smear (noun)
    1. any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
  • cervical smear (noun)
    1. British English technical a test for CANCER of a woman's CERVIX [=  pap smear American English]
  • cytologic smear (noun)
    1. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
  • duodenal smear (noun)
    1. alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum
  • esophageal smear (noun)
    1. alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the oesophagus
  • gastric smear (noun)
    1. alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach
  • lower respiratory tract smear (noun)
    1. any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
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