smack

Definitions


[smak], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand
(e.g: she gave Mark a smack across the face)


Phrases:
- a smack in the face

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘part (one's lips) noisily’): from Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin; compare with German schmatzen ‘eat or kiss noisily’


[smak], (Verb)

Definitions:
- strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment
(e.g: Jessica smacked his face, quite hard)

- part (one's lips) noisily in eager anticipation or enjoyment of food or drink
(e.g: Morgan drank half the Scotch and smacked his lips)

- crack (a whip)
(e.g: the four postilions smacked their whips in concert)


Phrases:
- a smack in the face

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘part (one's lips) noisily’): from Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin; compare with German schmatzen ‘eat or kiss noisily’


[smak], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- in a sudden and violent way
(e.g: I ran smack into the back of a parked truck)

- exactly; precisely
(e.g: our mother's house was smack in the middle of the city)


Phrases:
- a smack in the face

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘part (one's lips) noisily’): from Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin; compare with German schmatzen ‘eat or kiss noisily’


[smak], (Verb)

Definitions:
- have a flavour of; taste of
(e.g: the tea smacked strongly of tannin)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English smæc ‘flavour, smell’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smaak and German Geschmack


[smak], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a flavour or taste of
(e.g: anything with even a modest smack of hops dries the palate)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English smæc ‘flavour, smell’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smaak and German Geschmack


[smak], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a single-masted sailing boat used for coasting or fishing
(e.g: the village still harbours a few fishing smacks)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Dutch smak, of unknown ultimate origin


[smak], (Noun)

Definitions:
- heroin
(e.g: I was out scoring smack)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: probably an alteration of Yiddish schmeck ‘a sniff’




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