schmieren — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
English meaning
- anoint verb To put oil on someone or something, often as part of a religious ceremony.
- bribe noun Money or a favor given to someone to influence their decision dishonestly.
- daub noun Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
- dope noun (informal) An illegal drug, especially marijuana or heroin.
- grease noun Melted or soft animal fat, or any thick oily substance used for lubrication.
- scribble verb To write or draw quickly and carelessly.
- smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
Senses
schmieren is used for these senses in English:
- anoint (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- daub (intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
- dope (transitive) To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
- grease (transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
- grease (transitive, informal) To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
- lubricate To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.
- scribble (ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
- smear (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
anoint — full definition
- verb To put oil on someone or something, often as part of a religious ceremony.
- verb To formally choose or name someone for an important role, especially a successor.
bribe — full definition
- noun Money or a favor given to someone to influence their decision dishonestly.
- verb To offer someone money or a favor to influence them dishonestly.