noun
- a spread of cream cheese, typically on a bagel
- a small amount of something spread on a surface
Usage: informal; from Yiddish
Usage: informal
verb
- to spread something, especially cream cheese, on bread or a bagel
Usage: informal
Examples
- I’ll have a bagel with a schmear of cream cheese.
- The deli offers plain bagels with your choice of schmear.
- Just give me a light schmear, not too much cream cheese.
- She asked for a schmear of butter on her toast.
- Can you schmear some cream cheese on this bagel for me?
- He schmeared the bagel with lox spread.
- The baker will schmear your bagel if you ask.