smack
/smæk/
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Definition
Noun:
- A sharp blow delivered with the open hand: A smack is a hit, especially one that makes a short, loud sound.
- A loud, sharp sound: The sound made by such a blow or by something similar.
- A quick, loud kiss: An enthusiastic kiss that makes a sound.
- A slight flavor or suggestion of something: A small but noticeable amount or quality of something.
- (Slang) Heroin: A street name for the drug heroin.
- A type of sailing vessel: A small, single-masted sailing boat used for fishing.
Verb:
- To hit someone with the open hand: To deliver a sharp blow, especially to a child as punishment.
- To make a sharp sound by parting the lips: To press and open the lips noisily, often to show enjoyment or anticipation.
- To have a slight flavor or suggestion of something: To contain a hint or trace of a particular quality.
- To kiss someone loudly and quickly.
Adverb:
- Directly and forcefully: With a sudden, sharp impact.
- Exactly or precisely: Directly on target.
Usage and Examples
Noun (Blow/Sound):
- She gave the table a smack with her hand to get everyone's attention.
- The book hit the floor with a loud smack.
Noun (Kiss):
- He planted a big smack on her cheek.
Noun (Flavor/Suggestion):
- The sauce had a smack of ginger.
- There was a smack of arrogance in his reply.
Verb (To Hit):
- Parents should not smack their children.
Verb (To Make a Sound with Lips):
- He smacked his lips after eating the delicious cake.
Verb (To Have a Flavor/Suggestion):
- The plan smacks of desperation.
- This soup smacks of garlic.
Adverb:
- The ball landed smack in the middle of the pond.
- He ran smack into a wall.
Advanced Usage
"A smack in the face": A strong rebuke or a shocking disappointment.
- Losing the election was a real smack in the face for the candidate.
"Smack dab" (Informal): Exactly in a particular place.
- The hotel is smack dab in the center of town.
Variants and Related Words
Smacker (noun, informal): Can mean a loud kiss or a dollar.
- She gave him a smacker on the lips.
- That cost me fifty smackers.
Smacking (noun/gerund): The action of hitting.
- The smacking of the waves against the boat.
Synonyms
- Noun (Blow): Slap, hit, whack, cuff.
- Noun (Sound): Crack, slap, pop.
- Noun (Suggestion): Trace, hint, tinge, suggestion.
- Verb (Hit): Slap, strike, spank.
- Verb (Suggest): Suggest, hint at, evoke.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
Smack of: To seem to contain or involve a particular (often unpleasant) quality.
- His apology smacked of insincerity.
Smack down (verb, informal): To reprimand or defeat someone harshly.
- The boss smacked down the idea immediately.
Related Idioms
"Smack on the lips": A direct kiss on the mouth.
- He greeted her with a smack on the lips.
"To get a smack": To be hit or to receive a reprimand.
- If you're not careful, you'll get a smack.
Adverb
- directly
- he ran bang into the pole
- ran slap into her
Noun
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- an enthusiastic kiss
- street names for heroin
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
Verb
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- kiss lightly
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- This tastes of nutmeg
- have an element suggestive (of something)
- his speeches smacked of racism
- this passage smells of plagiarism
- deliver a hard blow to
- The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved