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SLUR

Definition:

1. [noun] (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
   
   
2. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: aspersion
   
   
3. [noun] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
   Synonyms: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch
   
   
4. [verb] play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
   
   
5. [verb] speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
   
   
6. [verb] utter indistinctly
   
   
7. [verb] become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
   Synonyms: blur, dim
   
   

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Related Words:

• obliterate, efface
• tie
• ethnic slur
• blotch, splodge, splotch
• fingermark, fingerprint
• inkblot

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