smear vs blood

smear and blood both are nouns.

smear and blood both are verbs.

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

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

smear: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
blood: smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

smear (noun)	blood (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	temperament or disposition
a blemish made by dirt	the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope	the hereditary derivation of an individual
slanderous defamation	people viewed as members of a group
	a dissolute man in fashionable society

smear (verb)	blood (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
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

Difference between smear and blood

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