Meaning & Definition of Smack in English
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Smack
/smæk/
noun
1. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
synonym:
- slap,
- smack
2. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
synonym:
- relish,
- flavor,
- flavour,
- sapidity,
- savor,
- savour,
- smack,
- nip,
- tang
3. A sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
synonym:
- smack
4. Street names for heroin
synonym:
- big H,
- hell dust,
- nose drops,
- smack,
- thunder,
- skag,
- scag
5. An enthusiastic kiss
synonym:
- smack,
- smooch
6. The act of smacking something
- A blow delivered with an open hand
synonym:
- smack,
- smacking,
- slap
verb
1. Deliver a hard blow to
- "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
synonym:
- smack,
- thwack
2. Have an element suggestive (of something)
- "His speeches smacked of racism"
- "This passage smells of plagiarism"
synonym:
- smack,
- reek,
- smell
3. Have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- "This tastes of nutmeg"
synonym:
- smack,
- taste
4. Kiss lightly
synonym:
- smack,
- peck
5. Press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
synonym:
- smack
adverb
1. Directly
- "He ran bang into the pole"
- "Ran slap into her"
synonym:
- bang,
- slap,
- slapdash,
- smack,
- bolt
Examples of using
Yesterday I was on my way home from work when I ran smack into my old girlfriend.