1. (

• smear ,

) stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance ;

2. (

• smear ,
• blur ,
• smudge ,
• smutch

) make a smudge on; soil by smudging ;

3. (

• daub ,
• smear ,

) cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" ;

4. (

• defame ,
• slander ,
• smirch ,
• asperse ,
• denigrate ,
• calumniate ,
• smear ,
• sully ,
• besmirch

) 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" ;