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cast a slur — index smear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cast a slur upon — index brand (stigmatize), censure, denounce (condemn), derogate, disgrace, fault, humiliate … Law dictionary
slur — I n. insult 1) to cast a slur 2) an ethnic, racial slur 3) a slur on (his remark was a slur on my character) II v. (d; intr.) to slur over ( to minimize ) (to slur over a blunder) * * * [slɜː] racial slur [ insult ] to cast a slur an ethnic a… … Combinatory dictionary
slur — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ racial, racist, sexual ▪ anti gay, anti Semitic, etc. VERB + SLUR ▪ cast … Collocations dictionary
slur — slur1 [slə: US slə:r] v past tense and past participle slurred present participle slurring [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from Low German slurrn to shuffle ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: slur thin mud (15 19 centuries)] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
slur — [slʉr] vt. slurred, slurring [prob. < MDu sleuren, to drag, move slowly, trail in mud: for IE base see SLUG1] 1. to pass over quickly and carelessly; make little of: often with over 2. to pronounce rapidly and indistinctly, as by combining or… … English World dictionary
slur — I. noun Etymology: obsolete English dialect slur thin mud, from Middle English sloor; akin to Middle High German slier mud Date: 1609 1. a. an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo ; aspersion b. a shaming or degrading effect ; stain,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
slur — /slerr/, v., slurred, slurring, n. v.t. 1. to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often fol. by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise. 2. to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by… … Universalium
cast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large ▪ small ▪ excellent, good, strong, talented ▪ … Collocations dictionary
slur — Synonyms and related words: accent, accent mark, affront, asperse, aspersion, attaint, bad mouth, badge of infamy, bar, bar sinister, baton, bedaub, befoul, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bespatter, bestain, black eye, black mark,… … Moby Thesaurus
