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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