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Noun
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- he made a huge blot on his copybook
- a blemish made by dirt
- he had a smudge on his cheek
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
Verb
- 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
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
- smear the wall with paint
- daub the ceiling with plaster
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance