smack
IPA: smˈæk
noun
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A group of jellyfish.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- A surname from German.
verb
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
adverb
- As if with a smack or slap; smartly; sharply.
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Examples of "smack" in Sentences
- Joe smacks him for his insolence.
- Smacks strongly of commercialism.
- That smacks of an inferiority complex.
- It is both unrealistic and smacking of zealotry.
- This discussion smacks of pedantic frivolousness.
- Fortissimo thumps resound as he smacks the heavy bag.
- I hate to get personal, but this just smacks of frivolity.
- He first meets a group of ladies and unwillingly smacks and grabs at them.
- The smacking, slurping, chomping and gulping is an inharmonious contribution to any telephone call.
- It smacked of something old, something traditional, something unclouded by legerdemain and subterfuge.
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