Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hatchet job | Yes | No | No | No |
smear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hatchet job (noun) | smear (noun) |
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a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it |
a blemish made by dirt | |
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope | |
slanderous defamation |
hatchet job (verb) | smear (verb) |
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charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | |
make a smudge on; soil by smudging | |
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance | |
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it |