slur

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Noun

1. An [[insult#Noun|insult]] or [[slight#Noun|slight]], especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
2. A mark of [[dishonour#Noun|dishonour]]; a [[blight#Noun|blight]] or [[stain#Noun|stain]].
3. An [[act]] of running one's [[word]]s together; poor [[verbal]] [[articulation]].
4. Any instance of separate things gradually blending together, such as [[heartbeat]]s in some medical disorders.
5. {{senseid|en|music}} {{lb|en|music}} A set of [[notes]] that are played [[legato]], without separate articulation.
6. {{senseid|en|notation}} {{lb|en|music}} The [[symbol]] indicating a [[legato]] [[passage]], written as an [[arc]] over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a [[tie]]).

Verb

1. To [[insult]] or [[slight]].
2. To run together; to [[articulate]] [[poorly]].
3. {{lb|en|music}} To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.
4. To [[soil]]; to [[sully]]; to [[contaminate]]; to [[disgrace]].
5. To cover over; to [[disguise]]; to [[conceal]]; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
6. To [[cheat]], as by sliding a [[die]]; to [[trick]].
7. {{lb|en|printing|dated}} To [[blur]] or [[double]], as an [[impression]] from [[type]]; to [[mackle]].

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