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smack1 definition

smack (smak)

noun

  1. a distinctive taste or flavor, esp. one that is faint or slight
    1. a small amount; bit
    2. a touch, trace, or suggestion

Etymology: ME smac < OE smæc, akin to Ger (ge)schmack < IE base *smeg(h)-, to taste > Lith smaguriaúti, to nibble

intransitive verb

to have a smack (of) diction that smacks of the stage
smack2 definition

smack (smak)

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
    1. a sharp blow with the hand or any flat object; slap
    2. the sound of such a blow

Etymology: < ? or akin to MDu smack, LowG smacke, of echoic orig.

transitive verb

  1. to press (the lips) together and part them suddenly so as to make a smack
  2. to kiss loudly
  3. to slap loudly

intransitive verb

to make a loud, sharp noise, as on impact

adverb

  1. with or as with a smack; violently; sharply
  2. directly; precisely; squarely
    also Informalsmack-dab smack′·-dab′ (-dab′)
smack Idioms

smack down

Slang
☆ to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
smack3 definition

smack (smak)

noun

  1. a small sailboat, usually rigged as a sloop
  2. a fishing boat with a well for keeping fish alive

Etymology: prob. < Du smak (> Dan smakke, Sp zumaca) < smacken, to slap, smack: from the flapping sail

smack4 definition

smack (smak)

noun

Slang heroin

Etymology: < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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