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slur

 
Noun slur has 3 senses
  1. slur - (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
    --1 is a kind of
    musical notation
    --1 has particulars: tie
    Derived form: verb slur1
  2. aspersion, slur - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
    --2 is a kind of disparagement, depreciation, derogation
    --2 has particulars: ethnic slur
    Derived form: verb slur2
  3. smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
    --3 is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
    --3 has particulars:
     blotch, splodge, splotch; fingermark, fingerprint; inkblot
Verb slur has 4 senses
  1. slur - play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
    --1 is one way to
    play, spiel
    Derived form: noun slur1
    Sample sentence:
    They will slur the duet
  2. slur - speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
    --2 is one way to
    denote, refer
    Derived form: noun slur2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. slur - utter indistinctly
    --3 is one way to
    talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. blur, dim, slur - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
    --4 is one way to weaken
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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