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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
slur
1. (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
musical notation
• Hyponyms:
tie
2. a blemish made by dirt
- he had a smudge on his cheek
• Syn:
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch
• Derivationally related forms:
smirch (for: smirch), smear (for: smear), blot (for: blot), spot (for: spot), smudgy (for: smudge), smudge (for: smudge)
• Hypernyms:
blemish, defect, mar
• Hyponyms:
blotch, splodge, splotch, fingermark, fingerprint, inkblot
3. 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
• Syn:
aspersion
• Derivationally related forms:
asperse (for: aspersion)
• Hypernyms:
disparagement, depreciation, derogation
• Hyponyms:
ethnic slur
1. play smoothly or legato
- the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play, spiel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They will slur the duet
2. speak disparagingly of;
e.g., make a racial slur
- your comments are slurring your co-workers
• Hypernyms:
denote, refer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. utter indistinctly
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. become vague or indistinct
- The distinction between the two theories blurred
• Syn:
blur, dim
• Ant:
focus (for: blur)
• See Also:
slur over
• Derivationally related forms:
blur (for: blur)
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Hyponyms:
obliterate, efface
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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