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smack

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noun \ ˈsmak \

Definition of smack

1 :characteristic taste or flavor; also :a perceptible taste or tincture
2 :a small quantity

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Origin and Etymology of smack

Middle English, from Old English smæc; akin to Old High German smac taste and probably to Lithuanian smaguris sweet tooth

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smack

verb

Definition of smack

intransitive verb
1 :to have a taste or flavor
2 :to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion
  • a proposal that smacks of treason

First Known Use of smack

13th century

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smack

noun

Definition of smack

:a sailing ship (such as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing

Origin and Etymology of smack

Dutch smak or Low German smack

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smack

verb

Definition of smack

transitive verb
1 :to close and open (lips) noisily and often in rapid succession especially in eating
2 a :to kiss with or as if with a smack
b :to strike so as to produce a smack
intransitive verb
:to make or give a smack

Origin and Etymology of smack

akin to Middle Dutch smacken to strike

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smack

noun

Definition of smack

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

First Known Use of smack

1570

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smack

adverb

Definition of smack

:squarely and sharply :directly
  • smack in the middle

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Examples of smack in a Sentence

  1. She dropped the book smack in the middle of the table.

  2. The ball hit me smack in the face.

First Known Use of smack

1782

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smack

noun

Definition of smack

slang
:heroin

Origin and Etymology of smack

perhaps from Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff, pinch (of snuff)

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SMACK Defined for English Language Learners

smack

adverb

Definition of smack for English Language Learners

  • : exactly or directly

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smack

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verb \ ˈsmak \

Definition of smack for Students

smacked; smacking
1 :to make or give a noisy slap
2 :to close and open the lips noisily especially in eating
3 :to kiss usually loudly or hard
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smack

noun

Definition of smack for Students

1 :a noisy slap or blow
2 :a quick sharp noise made by the lips (as in enjoyment of some taste)
3 :a loud kiss
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smack

adverb

Definition of smack for Students

:in a square and sharp manner :directly
  • One side of the house … was smack up against the mountain …
  • —Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins
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smack

verb

Definition of smack for Students

smacked; smacking
:to seem to contain or involve
  • The remark smacks of spite.
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smack

noun

Definition of smack for Students

:a slight taste, trace, or touch of something
  • I had always my eye open for seafaring men … and … he had a smack of the sea about him …
  • —Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

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