blur

1. v. t. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. Source: opted

3. v. t. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. Source: opted

4. n. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. Source: opted

5. n. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur. Source: opted

6. n. A moral stain or blot. Source: opted

7. n. a hazy or indistinct representation Source: wordnet

8. v. become glassy; lose clear vision Source: wordnet

9. v. to make less distinct or clear Source: wordnet

10. v. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred Source: wordnet

11. v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging Source: wordnet

12. v. make dim or indistinct Source: wordnet

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