slur


slur (http://definr.com/slur)

     n 1: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played
          legato
     2: a disparaging remark [syn: aspersion]
     3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
         smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch]
     v 1: play smoothly or legato; of musical passages
     2: speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your
        comments are slurring your co-workers"
     3: utter indistinctly
     4: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two
        theories blurred" [syn: blur, dim] [ant: focus]