escampar — meaning in English

English meaning

• smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
• splay verb To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
• spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.

Senses

escampar is used for these senses in English:

• smear (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
• splay To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.

smear — full definition

1. verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
2. verb To damage someone's reputation with false or misleading accusations.
3. noun A false, damaging claim meant to harm someone's reputation.
4. noun A medical test made by spreading a thin sample on a slide, especially a cervical screening test.

splay — full definition

1. verb To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
2. verb To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door or window); to bevel, to slant, to slope.
3. verb To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
4. verb To dislocate (a body part such as a shoulder bone).

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