Slur

[slɜː] or [slɝ]

Definition

(noun.) (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato.

(verb.) utter indistinctly.

(verb.) speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; 'your comments are slurring your co-workers'.

(verb.) play smoothly or legato; 'the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata'.

Editor: Omar--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

(v. t.) To disparage; to traduce.

(v. t.) To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.

(v. t.) To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.

(v. t.) To pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables.

(v. t.) To sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones.

(v. t.) To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.

(n.) A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo.

(n.) A trick played upon a person; an imposition.

(n.) A mark, thus [/ or /], 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.

(n.) In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.

Editor: Miles

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Reproach, traduce, asperse, disparage, speak of slightingly or disrespectfully.[2]. Disregard, slight, pass by, pass over, gloss over, slur over.

n. Reproach, stigma, stain, brand.

Checked by Joy

Definition

v.t. to soil; to contaminate: to disgrace: to pass over lightly: to conceal: (mus.) to sing or play in a gliding manner.—v.i. (print.) to slip in making the impression causing the printing to be blurred:—pr.p. slur′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. slurred.—n. a stain: slight reproach or disparagement: (mus.) a mark showing that notes are to be sung to the same syllable.—p.adj. Slurred (mus.) marked with a slur performed in a gliding style like notes marked with a slur.

Edited by Elena

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