Smear definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A smear or a smear test is a medical test in which a few cells are taken from a woman's cervix and examined to see if any cancer cells are present. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'smear'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× smear (smɪəʳ ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensesmears ,presentparticiplesmearing ,pasttense,pastparticiplesmeared 1. verb Ifyousmearasurfacewithanoilyorstickysubstanceorsmearthesubstanceontothesurface,youspreadalayerofthesubstanceoverthesurface. Mysistersmearedherselfwithsuntanoilandsleptbytheswimmingpool.[VERBnoun+with] Smearalittleoliveoilovertheinsideofthesaladbowl.[VERBnounpreposition] Synonyms:spreadover,daub,rubon,cover MoreSynonymsofsmear 2. countablenoun Asmearisadirtyoroilymark. Therewasasmearofgravyonhischin.[+of] 3. verb Tosmearsomeonemeanstospreadunpleasantanduntruerumoursoraccusationsabouttheminordertodamagetheirreputation. [journalism]...anattempttosmeartheDirector-GeneraloftheBBC.[VERBnoun] 4. countablenoun[oftNOUNnoun] Asmearisanunpleasantanduntruerumouroraccusationthatisintendedtodamagesomeone'sreputation. [journalism]Heputsalltheaccusationsdowntoasmearcampaignbyhispoliticalopponents. 5. countablenoun Asmearorasmeartestisamedicaltestinwhichafewcellsaretakenfromawoman'scervixandexaminedtoseeifanycancercellsarepresent. [British]regionalnote: inAM,usepapsmear,paptest MoreSynonymsofsmear COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof smear Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'smear' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'smear' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'jackling' HindiTranslationof'smear' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency smearinBritishEnglish (smɪə ) verb(mainlytr)1. tobedauborcoverwithoil,grease,etc 2. toruboverorapplythickly 3. torubsoastoproduceasmudge 4. toslander 5. USslang todefeatcompletely 6. (intransitive) tobeorbecomesmearedordirtied noun7. adirtymarkorsmudge 8. a. aslanderousattack b. (asmodifier) smeartactics 9. apreparationofblood,secretions,etc,smearedontoaglassslideforexaminationunderamicroscope CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssmearer(ˈsmearer)noun WordoriginOldEnglishsmeoru(n);relatedtoOldNorsesmjörfat,OldHighGermansmero,Greekmuronointment WordFrequency smearinAmericanEnglish (smɪr ) verbtransitive1.  tocover,daub,orsoilwithsomethinggreasy,sticky,ordirty 2.  toapplyordaub(somethinggreasy,sticky,ordirty)soastoleaveacoating,mark,etc. 3.  tomakeanunwantedmarkorstreakon,ortoobscure,byrubbing tosmearawetsignature 4.  tomakeasmearwith tosmearone'shandacrossasurface 5.  toharmthereputationof;malign;slander 6. Slang tooverwhelmordefeatdecisively verbintransitive7.  tobeorbecomesmeared noun8.  aspotormarkmadebysmearing 9.  asmallquantityofsomesubstance,asblood,smearedonaslideformicroscopicstudy,etc. 10.  theactoraninstanceofsmearing,orslandering,someone 11. a. Obsolete ointment b.  asubstancetobesmearedonsomething Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEsmerienOIrsmir,marrow&(prob.)Lmedulla,marrow WordFrequency smearinAmericanEnglish (smɪər) transitiveverb1. tospreadordaub(anoily,greasy,viscous,orwetsubstance)onoroversomething tosmearbutteronbread 2. tospreadordaubanoily,greasy,viscous,orwetsubstanceon tosmearbreadwithbutter 3. tostain,spot,ormakedirtywithsomethingoily,greasy,viscous,orwet 4. tosully,vilify,orsoil(areputation,goodname,etc.) 5. tosmudgeorblur,asbyrubbing Thesignaturewassmeared 6. slang todefeatdecisively;overwhelm Theysmearedthehometeam noun7. anoily,greasy,viscous,orwetsubstance,esp.adabofsuchasubstance 8. astain,spot,ormarkmadebysuchasubstance 9. asmudge 10. somethingsmearedortobesmearedonathing,asaglazeforpottery 11. asmallquantityofsomethingspreadthinlyonaslideformicroscopicexamination 12. vilification asmearbyacheapgossipcolumnist Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformssmearernoun Wordorigin[bef.900;(v.)MEsmeren,smirientorubwithfat,anoint,OEsmirian,smerian,smerwan;c.Dsmeren,Gschmieren,ONsmyrja,smyrwa;(n.)incurrentsensesderiv.ofthev.;cf.obs.smearfat,grease,ointment,MEsmere,OEsmeoru,c.Dsmear,GSchmer,ONsmjǫrgrease,Gksmýrisrubbingpowder;seeemery] Examplesof'smear'inasentence smear Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Smearthecutsurfaceswitholiveoilandseasonwithsalt.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Wipethescallopsdryandsmearwithgroundnutoil.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Smearthecutsurfaceswitholiveoilandplaceinthebottomoftheoven.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Poolsofbloodsmearedthestonestepsandwalkways.TheSun(2007)Smearthecutsurfaceswitholiveoilandlaythethymeoverthetop.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Itwasasmearofbloodleftbehindbyathumb.ColinBeavanFINGERPRINTS:MurderandtheRacetoUncovertheScienceofIdentity(2002)Ithasalreadyleftincontinentsmearsofgreaseonthebagandbeneaththegoldencrustthepastryischewyandundercooked.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Hoursafteritwentondisplaythebillboardwasdefaced,withbrownpaintsmearedontheimage.Times,SundayTimes(2009) Trendsof smear Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages smear BritishEnglish:smear VERB/ˈsmɪə/Ifyousmearasurfacewithanoilyorstickysubstanceorsmearthesubstanceontothesurface,youspreadalayerofthesubstanceoverthesurface.Shesmearedherfacewithsuntanoil.AmericanEnglish:smear /ˈsmɪər/BrazilianPortuguese:untar Chinese:涂抹EuropeanSpanish:untar French:enduire German:beschmieren Italian:imbrattare Japanese:塗りつけるKorean:바르다EuropeanPortuguese:untar LatinAmericanSpanish:untar Thai:ชโลมBritishEnglish:smear NOUN/ˈsmɪə/oil,dirtAsmearisadirtyoroilymark.Therewasasmearofgravyonhischin.AmericanEnglish:smear /ˈsmɪər/BrazilianPortuguese:nódoa Chinese:污点EuropeanSpanish:mancha French:tache German:Fleck Italian:macchia Japanese:汚れKorean:얼룩EuropeanPortuguese:nódoa LatinAmericanSpanish:mancha Thai:รอยเปื้อน Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically smear SMB SMD SME smear smearcampaign smeartactics smeartest AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof smear papsmear smear-sheet smeartest smearword smeartactics Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofsmearfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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