smear vs soil

smear and soil both are nouns.

smear and soil both are verbs.

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

As verbs, soil is a hypernym of smear; that is, soil is a word with a broader meaning than smear:

smear: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
soil: make soiled, filthy, or dirty

Other hypernyms of smear include begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime.

smear (noun)	soil (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
a blemish made by dirt	material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope	anything regarded as making something unclean
slanderous defamation	the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

smear (verb)	soil (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
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 soil

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