Topic: HOSPITAL
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | smeoru 'fatty material' |
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smear1
[countable]
[countable]1 a dirty mark made by a small amount of something spread across a surface 
It left a black smear on his arm.
It left a black smear on his arm.2MH British English a smear test
3 an untrue story about a politician or other important person that is told in order to make people lose respect for them - used especially in newspapers
—smeary adjective: a smeary glass
a smeary glass
