Definition of smack
(Entry 1 of 7)
1
: characteristic taste or flavor
also
: a perceptible taste or tincture
2
: a small quantity
smack
verb (1)
smacked; smacking; smacks
Definition of smack (Entry 2 of 7)
1
: to have a taste or flavor
2
: to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion
a proposal that smacks of treason
smack
noun (2)Definition of smack (Entry 3 of 7)
: a sailing ship (such as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing
smack
verb (2)
smacked; smacking; smacks
Definition of smack (Entry 4 of 7)
1
: to close and open (lips) noisily and often in rapid succession especially in eating
2a
: to kiss with or as if with a smack
b
: to strike so as to produce a smack
: to make or give a smack
smack
noun (3)Definition of smack (Entry 5 of 7)
1
: a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips
2
: a loud kiss
3
: a sharp slap or blow
4
US, informal
: boastful or insulting language especially between opponents : smack talk, trash talk
—usually used in the phrase talk smack The college basketball season is barely a month old, yet the top two candidates for national player of the year are already talking smack.— Grant Wahl
smack
adverbDefinition of smack (Entry 6 of 7)
: squarely and sharply : directly
smack in the middle
smack
noun (4)Definition of smack (Entry 7 of 7)
slang
: heroin
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