smack
1 of 7noun (1)
ˈsmak 
1
: characteristic taste or flavor
also : a perceptible taste or tincture
2
: a small quantity
smack
2 of 7verb (1)
smacked; smacking; smacks
intransitive verb
1
: to have a taste or flavor
2
: to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion
a proposal that smacks of treason
smack
3 of 7noun (2)
: a sailing ship (such as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing
smack
4 of 7verb (2)
smacked; smacking; smacks
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
smack
5 of 7noun (3)
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
Grant Wahlsmack
6 of 7adverb
: squarely and sharply : directly
smack in the middle
smack
7 of 7noun (4)
slang
: heroin
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- ace
- bit
- crumb
- dab
- dram
- driblet
- glimmer
- hint
- lick
- little
- mite
- nip
- ounce
- particle
- peanuts
- ray
- scintilla
- scruple
- shade
- shadow
- shred
- skosh
- smell
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- smidge
- snap
- soupçon
- spark
- spatter
- speck
- splash
- spot
- sprinkling
- strain
- streak
- suspicion
- tad
- touch
- trace
Verb (2)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- belt
- biff
- bludgeon
- bob
- bonk
- bop
- box
- bust
- clap
- clip
- clobber
- clock
- clout
- crack
- hammer
- hit
- knock
- nail
- paste
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slog
- slug
- smite
- sock
- strike
- swat
- swipe
- tag
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- whack
- whale
- zap
Noun (3)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
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Example Sentences
Adverb She dropped the book smack in the middle of the table. The ball hit me smack in the face.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English smæc; akin to Old High German smac taste and probably to Lithuanian smaguris sweet tooth
Noun (2)
Dutch smak or Low German smack
Verb (2)
akin to Middle Dutch smacken to strike
Noun (4)
perhaps from Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff, pinch (of snuff)
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1533, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1557, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (3)
1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1782, in the meaning defined above
Noun (4)
circa 1960, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing smack
Kids Definition
smack 1 of 5
verb
ˈsmak
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
smack
2 of 5noun
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
smack
3 of 5adverb
: in a square and sharp manner : directly
One side of the house … was smack up against the mountain … Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins the Great
Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins the Greatsmack
4 of 5verb
smacked; smacking
: to seem to contain or involve
The remark smacks of spite.
smack
5 of 5noun
: 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
Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Islandsmack 1 of 3
noun (1)
as in little
a very small amount add just a smack of vanilla to the whipped cream and the dessert will be perfect Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- little
- splash
- touch
- shred
- sprinkling
- hint
- glimmer
- lick
- dab
- bit
- speck
- tad
- spark
- trace
- pinch
- streak
- bite
- particle
- handful
- nip
- ray
- smidgen
- sliver
- drop
- smell
- dash
- spatter
- spot
- ounce
- peanuts
- suspicion
- crumb
- dram
- strain
- smidge
- fleck
- snap
- smidgeon
- ace
- mite
- soupçon
- smidgin
- shade
- scruple
- minimum
- skosh
- scintilla
- shadow
- portion
- drop in the bucket
- dose
- driblet
- whit
- grain
- taste
- nibble
- dot
- part
- mote
- syllable
- modicum
- patch
- jot
- section
- nubbin
- molecule
- hoot
- semblance
- fragment
- scrap
- flake
- vestige
- granule
- flyspeck
- scattering
- atom
- iota
- smattering
- morsel
- tittle
- splinter
- minim
- shard
- shiver
- chip
- smithereens
- smatter
- clipping
- shaving
- tatter
- shot
- paring
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deal
- mess
- peck
- pile
- mountain
- plenty
- bucket
- stack
- barrel
- mass
- gobs
- lot
- loads
- abundance
- wad
- heaps
- wealth
- fistful
- bundle
- raft
- quantity
- boatload
- volume
- profusion
- lashings
- passel
- oodles
- bushel
- scads
- reams
- embarrassment
- excess
- lashins
- potful
- surplus
- overflow
- overkill
- chunk
- much
- slab
- lump
- bonanza
- overabundance
- superabundance
- oversupply
- surfeit
- overmuch
- hunk
- overage
- superfluity
smack
2 of 3noun (2)
as in slap
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the cook gave him a smack on the wrist when he tried to sneak an early taste of the sauce Synonyms & Similar Words
- slap
- blow
- thump
- punch
- hit
- knock
- whack
- thud
- swipe
- poke
- spank
- bang
- lick
- stroke
- pound
- beat
- slam
- clap
- kick
- hook
- swat
- dab
- chop
- lash
- smash
- clip
- thwack
- crack
- wham
- switch
- bat
- bop
- biff
- haymaker
- pick
- whop
- bash
- wallop
- plump
- bust
- pelt
- welt
- whap
- slug
- belt
- sock
- rap
- cuff
- box
- licking
- knee
- stinger
- pounding
- douse
- hack
- fillip
- stripe
- clout
- beating
- hand
- buffet
- left
- swing
- right
- larrup
- counter
- counterpunch
- hammering
- whip
- roundhouse
- body blow
- uppercut
- pummeling
- whipping
- shiver
- counterblow
- counterstroke
- bludgeoning
- thrashing
- sucker punch
- battering
- rabbit punch
- clobbering
- knockdown
- cruncher
- walloping
- flogging
- knockout
- drubbing
- pummelling
- sidewinder
- lambasting
- pasting
- bastinado
- cudgeling
- one-two
- kayo
- cudgelling
- right-hander
- bastinade
- KO
smack
3 of 3verb
as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers Synonyms & Similar Words
- slap
- punch
- hit
- knock
- bang
- slam
- whack
- clap
- strike
- pound
- swipe
- bat
- crack
- kick
- clip
- thump
- swat
- poke
- shove
- hammer
- thwack
- nail
- bash
- bludgeon
- lick
- box
- zap
- smite
- bonk
- bop
- biff
- tap
- push
- jab
- wallop
- stab
- slug
- clock
- bob
- rap
- tag
- chop
- flick
- bust
- clout
- sock
- paste
- bump
- clobber
- belt
- whale
- slog
- stroke
- butt
- beat
- pummel
- hang one on
- maul
- rough
- pepper
- batter
- lash
- bung
- knee
- cuff
- slash
- pelt
- fell
- scuff
- jostle
- dump
- stamp
- mangle
- whip
- drub
- floor
- lambaste
- buffet
- sledgehammer
- lace
- prod
- lambast
- level
- cream
- deck
- pommel
- bunt
- flail
- knock down
- spear
- cane
- conk
- cudgel
- brain
- switch
- skull
- club
- sucker punch
- sledge
- flog
- sap
- thrash
- bean
- bowl (down or over)
- rabbit-punch