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- Dictionarysmack/smak/
noun
- 1. a sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand: "she gave Mark a smack across the face" Similar
verb
- 1. strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment: "Jessica smacked his face, quite hard" Similar
- 2. part (one's lips) noisily in eager anticipation or enjoyment of food or drink: "Morgan drank half the Scotch and smacked his lips"
adverb
- 1. in a sudden and violent way: "I ran smack into the back of a parked truck"
- 2. exactly; precisely: "our mother's house was smack in the middle of the city"
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to hit someone or something forcefully with the flat inside part of your hand, producing a short, loud noise, especially as a way of punishing a child: I never smack my children. I'll smack your bottom if you don't behave yourself. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hit someone or something.
The meaning of SMACK is characteristic taste or flavor; also : a perceptible taste or tincture. How to use smack in a sentence.
Smack definition: a taste or flavor, especially a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something. See examples of SMACK used in a sentence.
19 meanings: 1. a smell or flavour that is distinctive though faint 2. a distinctive trace or touch 3. a small quantity, esp a.... Click for more definitions.
2. a distinctive trace or touch: the smack of corruption. 3. a small quantity, esp a mouthful or taste. vb. 4. to have the characteristic smell or flavour (of something): to smack of the sea. 5. to have an element suggestive (of something): his speeches smacked of bigotry.
(informal) to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon. They were smacking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal. Phrasal Verbs. smack of. smack up. See smack in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: smack. Definition of smack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
A smack is a slap or blow made with the palm of a hand or something else that's flat. Instead of giving your dog a smack for chasing the cat, you should speak calmly and firmly to him. Smack also describes the sound of a smack, like when your Frisbee hits your neighbor's house with a smack.
SMACK definition: 1. to hit someone with the flat, inside part of your hand: 2. to hit something hard against…. Learn more.
Definition of smack verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English smack smack 1 / smæk / verb [transitive] 1 HIT to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them → slap the debate about whether parents should smack their children see thesaurus at hit 2 HIT [always + adverb/preposition] to hit something hard against something ...
