SLUR


Meaning of SLUR in English

vt to pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables.

2. slur ·vt to cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.

3. slur ·noun a trick played upon a person; an imposition.

4. slur ·vt to disparage; to traduce.

5. slur ·vt to blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.

6. slur ·noun in knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.

7. slur ·vt to sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones.

8. slur ·noun a mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo.

9. slur ·vt to cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.

10. slur ·vt to soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

11. slur ·noun a mark, thus , connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato.

Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Webster.