smeren

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmeːrə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -eːrən

From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).

smeren

1. (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
2. (transitive, by extension, of bread-like foods) to make, to butter
3. (transitive) to grease, oil etc. (to make run more smoothly)

   Je fiets moet nodig gesmeerd worden.

   Your bicycle needs oiling badly.

4. (transitive) to corrupt, pay off

• besmeren
• insmeren
• opensmeren
• uitsmeren
• hem smeren

• Afrikaans: smeer

See the etymology of the main entry.

smeren

1. Plural form of smeer