smear

smears smeared smearing
Noun
1. slanderous defamation
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2. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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3. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
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4. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
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Verb
1. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
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2. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
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3. cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
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4. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
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