Day 414
07 Aug 2022

smear

/smɪə/

noun
A mark made by smearing.Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.A Pap smear.A false attack.A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contactA rough glissando in jazz music.

verb
To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.To have a substance smeared on (a surface).To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.To become spread by smearing.To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.