Main entry: blot, spot, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, daub
Definition: a blemish made by dirt
Usage: he had a smudge on his cheek
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
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