1. (v. t.) To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.

2. (v. t.) To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.

3. (v. t.) To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.

4. (v. t.) To flatter excessively or glossy.

5. (v. t.) To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.

6. (v. i.) To smear; to play the flatterer.

7. (n.) A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabbed; a smear.

8. (n.) A picture coarsely executed.

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