slur

v. speak indistinctly; stain, blemish; insult, disparage, belittle; pass over, ignore; play or sing a series of notes in a smooth and connected manner (Music)

n. stain, blemish, mark; insult, disgrace, slight, disparagement; indistinct sound, slurred sound; arc-like symbol that connects two or more notes and indicates that they are to be played smoothly (Music)

Slur:Slur, a term of disparagementSlur (phonology): slurring means "not to enunciate words normally or clearly". Slur (music), a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played legato (smoothly).Slur, a character from the MegaMan Anime.
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(v. t.)
To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
  

(v. t.)
To sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones.
  

(v. t.)
To pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables.
  

(v. t.)
To disparage; to traduce.
  

(v. t.)
To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
  

(v. t.)
To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.
  

(v. t.)
To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.
  

(n.)
In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
  

(n.)
A trick played upon a person; an imposition.
  

(n.)
A mark, thus [/ or /], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato.
  

(n.)
A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo.
  

Noun
1. (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
(hypernym) musical notation
(hyponym) tie
(classification) music
2. a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
(synonym) aspersion
(hypernym) disparagement, depreciation, derogation
(hyponym) ethnic slur
(class) pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny
3. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
(synonym) smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch
(hypernym) blemish, defect, mar
(hyponym) blotch, splodge, splotch
Verb
1. play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
(hypernym) play, spiel
(classification) music
2. speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
(hypernym) denote, refer
(derivation) aspersion
3. utter indistinctly
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
4. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
(synonym) blur, dim
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) obliterate, efface
(see-also) gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over