blur

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

   • to blur a photograph (by moving the camera while taking it)
2. 2

   To smear, stain or smudge.

   • to blur a manuscript (by handling it while damp)
3. 3

   To become indistinct.

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   1. 4

      To cause imperfection of vision in

      To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.

      • His eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
   2. 5

      To sully

      To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.

      • Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, / But cannot blur my lost renown.
   3. 6

      To transfer the input focus away from.

      • Then give this box focus to blur the first one: […]
      • These form elements need to have an onFocus event handler to blur the current focus.
      • Blurring one window and focusing on another window yields the same result of sending the window to the back of the pile.
   4. 7

      To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it…

      To use a sign, image, expression, etc. sufficiently close to a trademarked one that it causes confusion between them.

   5. 8

      A smear, smudge or blot.

   6. 9

      Something that appears hazy or indistinct.

      • The surroundings went by in a blur.
   7. 10

      Haziness, blurriness.

      • Unfortunately, a small artificial pupil also tends to increase the amount of diffraction somewhat, but this increase in blur is considerably smaller than the decrease that results from the control of other factors.
      • The second option (right-hand page) features a sharp background and a cyclist who appears as a smudge of blur.
      • Selectively applying blur to the edges can give the impression of a toy camera or a tilt-shift lens.
   8. 11

      A moral stain or blot.

      • […]with her raillyng sette a great blurre on myne honesty
   9. 12

      Lacking awareness

      Lacking awareness; clueless or confused.

      • If a Singaporean gets frustrated at your stupidity, he can scold you for being blur as sotong (clueless as a squid).
      • Even if you don't know, just pretend as if you know-lah Mike. You are embarrassing me you know. If you are so blur like this, how to accept you as my sidekick man?

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