Betekenis van smear In het Nederlands

• 0 to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface:

  • The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.

  • Can you explain why the front of your car is smeared with blood?

• 1 to publicly accuse someone of something unpleasant, unreasonable, or unlikely to be true in order to harm their reputation:

  • She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.

• 2 a dirty mark made by spreading a liquid or a thick substance over a surface:

  • You'd look very stylish if it wasn't for that smear of ketchup on your shirt.

• 3 an attempt to harm someone's reputation by publicly accusing them of something that is unpleasant, unreasonable, or unlikely to be true:

  • The prime minister has dismissed the allegations as smears and innuendo.

  • She claims she was the victim of a smear campaign (= repeated attempts to damage her reputation).

• 4 a medical test in which cells from a woman's cervix (= entrance to the womb) are removed and examined to discover if there is any disease

• 5 to spread something soft or wet over a surface:

  • Mom smeared peanut butter and grape jelly on bagels for lunch.

• 6 to accuse someone publicly with the intention of harming the person's reputation:

  • He was smeared in the newspapers.

• 7 an accusation made publicly with the intention of harming a person’s reputation:

  • Throughout the election he had to contend with smears about his personal life.

  • She was upset by the smear tactics used by her opponents.

• 8 a dirty mark on a surface made by something soft or wet:

  • He had a smear of paint on his shirt.

• 9 to tell lies about someone or something in order to harm them:

  • Accusations of corruption were nothing but a deliberate attempt to smear the company and its management.

• 10 a lie that is told about a person or organization in order to harm their reputation:

  • They dismissed the stories of financial malpractice as an irrelevant smear.