schmeer
/ʃmɪr/
verb
- To spread a soft substance, such as cream cheese or butter, on something.
- Can you schmeer some jam on this roll for me?
- He carefully schmeered butter across the warm slice of bread.
- She likes to schmeer cream cheese on her bagel every morning.
- To bribe or pay someone for dishonest or unfair help.
- He schmeered the guard to let him into the building after hours.
- They attempted to schmeer the referee, but he refused the money.
- The company tried to schmeer the inspector to overlook the safety violations.
Synonyms
noun
- A spread, especially cream cheese or butter, used on bagels or other bread.
- For breakfast, she put a thick schmeer of butter on her toast.
- The deli offers a variety of schmeers, from plain to vegetable-flavored.
- I ordered a bagel with a generous schmeer of cream cheese.
- A bribe or payment for illegal or unfair influence.
- In the old movies, the detective slipped the doorman a schmeer to get inside.
- The politician was accused of taking a schmeer to approve the contract.
- They offered a small schmeer to the official to speed up the paperwork.