n.
1.slanderous defamation
2.a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
3.a blemish made by dirt
4.an act that brings discredit to the person who does it smear v.
1.stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
2.make a smudge on
3.cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
4.charge falsely or with malicious intent
Idiom of the Day
swelled head
a feeling that one is more important than one really is
The man has a swelled head since he got the new position in his company.