slur
1. slur \'sl*r\ vb or slurred; or slur.ring [prob. fr. LG slurrn to
shuffle; akin to ME sloor mud] 1a: to slide or slip over without due
mention, consideration, or emphasis 1b: to perform hurriedly : SKIMP 2:
to perform (successive tones of different pitch) in a smooth or connect ed
manner 3a: to reduce, make a substitution for, or omit (sounds that would
normall y occur in an utterance) 3b: to utter with such reduction,
substitution, or omission of sounds dial chiefly Eng 1: SLIP, SLIDE {~ on
ice} 2: DRAG, SHUFFLE
2. slur n 1a: a curved line <slur-up> or <slur-down> connecting notes to be
s ung to the same syllable or performed without a break 1b: the combination
of two or more slurred tones 2: a slurring manner of speech
3. slur vb or slurred; or slur.ring [obs. E dial. slur thin mud, fr. ME
sloor; akin to MHG slier]mud, Lith slugti to diminish 1: to cast aspersions
upon : DISPARAGE 2: to make indistinct : OBSCURE : to slip so as to cause
a slur
4. slur n 1a: ASPERSION, CALUMNY 1b: REPROACH, STIGMA 2: a blurred spot
in printed matter : SMUDGE