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Smack

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Noun

1. slap, smack

a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

2. flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

3. smack

a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast

4. big h, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack, thunder

street names for heroin

5. smack, smooch

an enthusiastic kiss

6. slap, smack, smacking

the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

Verb

7. smack, thwack

deliver a hard blow to

Example Sentences:
'The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved'

8. reek, smack, smell

have an element suggestive (of something)

Example Sentences:
'his speeches smacked of racism'
'this passage smells of plagiarism'

9. smack, taste

have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Example Sentences:
'This tastes of nutmeg'

10. peck, smack

kiss lightly

11. smack

press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating

Adverb

12. bang, bolt, slap, slapdash, smack

directly

Example Sentences:
'he ran bang into the pole'
'ran slap into her'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smack

see synonyms of smack
noun
1. 
a smell or flavour that is distinctive though faint
2. 
a distinctive trace or touch
the smack of corruption
3. 
a small quantity, esp a mouthful or taste
verb (intransitive; foll by of)
4. 
to have the characteristic smell or flavour (of something)
to smack of the sea
5. 
to have an element suggestive (of something)
his speeches smacked of bigotry
verb
1. (transitive)
to strike or slap smartly, with or as if with the open hand
2. 
to strike or send forcibly or loudly or to be struck or sent forcibly or loudly
3. 
to open and close (the lips) loudly, esp to show pleasure
4. (transitive)
to kiss noisily
noun
5. 
a sharp resounding slap or blow with something flat, or the sound of such a blow
6. 
a loud kiss
7. 
a sharp sound made by the lips, as in enjoyment
8.  have a smack at
9.  smack in the eye
adverb informal
10. 
directly; squarely
11. 
with a smack; sharply and unexpectedly
noun
a slang word for heroin
noun
1. 
a sailing vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in coasting and fishing along the British coast
2. 
a fishing vessel equipped with a well for keeping the catch alive

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Smack

see synonyms of smack
noun
1. 
a sharp noise made by pressing the lips together and parting them suddenly, as in showing enjoyment of a taste
2. 
a loud kiss
3. 
a. 
a sharp blow with the hand or any flat object; slap
b. 
the sound of such a blow
verb transitive
4. 
to press (the lips) together and part them suddenly so as to make a smack
5. 
to kiss loudly
6. 
to slap loudly
verb intransitive
7. 
to make a loud, sharp noise, as on impact
adverb
8. 
with or as with a smack; violently; sharply
9. 
directly; precisely; squarely
: also ; Informal ˈsmack-ˈdab (smækˈdæb ; smakdabˈ)
noun
1. 
a distinctive taste or flavor, esp. one that is faint or slight
2. 
a. 
a small amount; bit
b. 
a touch, trace, or suggestion
verb intransitive
3. 
to have a smack (of)
diction that smacks of the stage
noun
1. 
a small sailboat, usually rigged as a sloop
2. 
a fishing boat with a well for keeping fish alive
noun
Slang
heroin

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Smack

see synonyms of smack
v. smacked, smack·ing, smacks
v.tr.
1. To press together and open (the lips) quickly and noisily, as in eating or tasting.
2. To kiss noisily.
3. To strike sharply and with a loud noise.
v.intr.
1. To make or give a smack.
2. To collide sharply and noisily: The ball smacked against the side of the house.
n.
1. The loud sharp sound of smacking.
2. A noisy kiss.
3. A sharp blow or slap.
adv.
1. With a smack: fell smack on her head.
2. Directly: "We were smack in the middle of another controversy about a public man's personal life" (Ellen Goodman).
n.
1.
a. A distinctive flavor or taste.
b. A suggestion or trace.
2. A small amount; a smattering.
intr.v. smacked, smack·ing, smacks
1. To have a distinctive flavor or taste. Used with of.
2. To give an indication; be suggestive. Often used with of: "an agenda that does not smack of compromise" (Time).
n.
A fishing boat sailing under various rigs, according to size, and often having a well used to transport the catch to market.
n.
Slang
Heroin.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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