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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

smack² 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: < ?

smack* Synonyms

smack*

modif.

smack Synonyms

smack

n.

  1. A sharp noise

    bang, crack, snap; see noise 1.

  2. A slap

    pat, hit, spank; see below 1.

  3. A small amount

    trace, suggestion, touch; see bit 1, 2.

smack Synonyms

smack

v.

  1. To hit smartly

    slap, spank, cuff; see hit 1.

  2. To kiss

    greet, press the lips to, smooch; see kiss.

smack Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • desperation: MAG Director of Public Affairs Trevor Baird said, " The reasoning behind the threat smacks of desperation.
  • hypocrisy: But the cultural embargo on all things progressive increasingly smacks of hypocrisy.
  • arrogance: Many will disagree with this assessment, thinking it smacks of western arrogance.
  • correctness: They say the authority is obsessed with hitting targets and that the move smacks of political correctness.
  • attempt: It all smacks of another desperate attempt to have a dig at Chelsea.

Object

  • gob: I was gob smacked to find a spam message in my guest book.
  • ass: Anthony, with a face like a smacked ass.
  • bang: The garden of No 10 is a delightful oasis smack bang in the center of town.
  • ball: Chris parried the ball to Tom Kent who duly smacked the ball down the wing to Aidan Gregory to set up a counter attack.
  • shot: There were further opportunities: Trundle shaved a post and Connor smacked a shot against the woodwork.
  • bottom: Despite its comic book stylings, anybody expecting an easy ride from the game will come away with a smacked bottom.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: The ball, however, smacked off the left upright and was hacked clear.

Modifying Another Word

  • all: The sharp suits, perfect shoes, spiffy watch, it all smacks of the well dressed " C " Level look.
  • rather: Such thinking rather smacks of the historical determinism that Third Way thinkers associate with the 'old left ' and claim to have moved beyond.
  • much: It smacked too much of communism, of some kind of social, liberal gospel.
  • just: Really, I'd rather just smack my head into a tree than watch somebody paint a house.

Preposition: in

  • mouth: Because knowing this fact may earn him a smack in the mouth?
  • middle: That is, until she finds herself smack in the middle of an impromptu rescue attempt by a man she had thought long dead.
  • face: But like all smacks in the face you don't want them to keep on happening.
  • break: Swansea's Mark Tucker thumped Wrexham's Gareth Coppack 3-1 in their quarter, smacking in breaks of 46, 51 and 56.

Browse dictionary entries near smack

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  3. slyboots
  4. sly
  5. slut
  6. slush pile
  7. slush fund
  8. slush
  9. slurry
  10. slurp
  1. smack down
  2. smack of
  3. smacker
  4. smacking
  5. small
  6. small and medium enterprise
  7. small arms
  8. small beer
  9. small business
  10. small business enterprise