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How to sign: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
"smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster";
Similiar / Same: daub
Categories: cover
Within this category: blood
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: defame, slander, asperse, calumniate, besmirch, smirch, denigrate, sully
Within this category: assassinate, badmouth, libel
How to sign: to cause a mess or stain to spread by rubbing against it
"he tried to wipe the grease off the mirror but only smeared it around";
How to sign: a blemish made by dirt
"he had a smudge on his cheek";
Similiar / Same: blot, smirch, smudge, daub, spot, slur
Categories: blemish, defect, mar
Within this category: blotch, fingermark, inkblot
How to sign: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook";
