Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Smear \Smear\ (sm[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smeared}
   (sm[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smearing}.] [OE. smeren,
   smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin
   to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to
   anoint. See {Smear}, n.]
   1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or
      adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. ``Smear
      the sleepy grooms with blood.'' --Shak.

   2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain
      morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. --Shak.