Definitions for slur

Definitions for (noun) slur

Main entry: blot, spot, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, daub

Definition: a blemish made by dirt

Usage: he had a smudge on his cheek


Main entry: aspersion, slur

Definition: a disparaging remark

Usage: 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


Main entry: slur

Definition: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato


Definitions for (verb) slur

Main entry: blur, dim, slur

Definition: become vague or indistinct

Usage: The distinction between the two theories blurred


Main entry: slur

Definition: utter indistinctly


Main entry: slur

Definition: speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur

Usage: your comments are slurring your co-workers


Main entry: slur

Definition: play smoothly or legato

Usage: the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata


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