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schmieren — meaning in English

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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

  1. verb To put oil on someone or something, often as part of a religious ceremony.
  2. verb To formally choose or name someone for an important role, especially a successor.

bribe — full definition

  1. noun Money or a favor given to someone to influence their decision dishonestly.
  2. verb To offer someone money or a favor to influence them dishonestly.

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