rub vs smear

rub and smear both are nouns.

rub and smear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rub	Yes	No	Yes	No
smear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, smear is a hyponym of rub; that is, smear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rub:

rub: move over something with pressure
smear: make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Other hyponyms of rub include brush, pumice, gauge, puree, strain, rosin, sponge down, sponge off, worry, scour, scrub, abrade, scour, blur, smudge, smutch, grate, scrape, pass over, wipe, grate.

rub (noun)	smear (noun)
the act of rubbing or wiping	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
an unforeseen obstacle	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

rub (verb)	smear (verb)
move over something with pressure	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
cause friction	make a smudge on; soil by smudging
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching	stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
	cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

Difference between rub and smear

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