Definition of smack of
:to seem to contain or involve (something unpleasant)
- That suggestion smacks of hypocrisy.
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smack
play
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: characteristic taste or flavor
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: a small quantity
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: to have a taste or flavor
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: to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion
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: a sailing ship (such as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing
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: to close and open (lips) noisily and often in rapid succession especially in eating
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: to kiss with or as if with a smack
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: to strike so as to produce a smack
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: a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips
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: a loud kiss
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: a sharp slap or blow
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: squarely and sharply : directly
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: heroin
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