smeared

3 definitions • 3 examples

past simple and past participle of

to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface:

The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.

Can you explain why the front of your car is smeared with blood?

to publicly accuse someone of something unpleasant, unreasonable, or unlikely to be true in order to harm their reputation:

She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.