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smack
I. \ˈsmak\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smæc; akin to Old Frisian smek, smaka taste, Middle Dutch smac, smake, Middle Low German smak, Old High German smoc, Old Norse smekkr taste, Lithuanian smaguriauti to nibble, eat dainties
1. : characteristic taste or flavor : savor; also : a slight or perceptible taste or tincture
< an orange with a bitter smack >
< a smack of the wood in cider >
2. obsolete : liking, delight
3. : a small quantity: as
a. : a trifling portion : little serving : taste
< a smack of wine to each child >
b. : a smattering of knowledge or information
Synonyms: see taste
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English smacken, alteration (influenced by smack, n.) of smachen, from Old English smæccan; akin to Old Frisian smekka to taste, Middle Dutch smaken, Old High German smecken, Old Norse smakka to taste, smekkr, n., taste — more at smack I
transitive verb
archaic : to perceive by taste or scent
intransitive verb
1. : to have a taste or flavor
< wine that smacks of resin >
2. : to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion : reveal or retain a share, hint, or reminder — usually used with of
< his talk smacked of the sea >
< the plan smacks of radicalism >
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German smacken to strike, slap, throw
transitive verb
1.
a. : to close and open (lips) noisily and in rapid succession especially in eating
< smacking his lips over the soup >
b. : to consume (food or drink) with evident and sometimes noisy satisfaction
2.
a. : to kiss vigorously with or as if with a smack
< smacked his cousin on the cheek >
b. : to strike (as a person) in such a manner as to produce a smacking sound; especially : to strike with the palm of the open hand
< smack his ugly face >
3. : to move, place, or bring into contact with a smack
< smacked down the paper >
< smacking her hands together >
intransitive verb
: to make or give a smack : do something with a smack
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: akin to Middle Dutch smac slap, throw, Middle Low German smak
1. : a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips (as in gusto or kissing)
2. : a loud kiss : buss
< a smack on the cheek >
3. : a sharp slap with the palm of the open hand or sometimes with another flat surface; broadly : any quick sharp resounding blow
< hit the ball a powerful smack with his bat >
V. adverb
Etymology: smack (IV)
1. : with the sudden violence of a smack : squarely and sharply : plump
< ran smack into the wall >
2. : as direct or as evident as a smack : completely, undeviatingly
VI. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Dutch smak or Low German smack; probably from Middle Dutch & Middle Low German smacken to strike, slap; from the slapping of the sail
: a sailing vessel (as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing: as
a. Britain : a large fishing vessel strictly fore-and-aft rigged — compare lugger
b. also smack boat : a fore-and-aft-rigged fishing boat having a well in which fish are kept alive — called also well smack
VII. \ˈsmak\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff, from shmekn to smell, reek of, from Middle High German smecken, smacken to taste, try, from Old High German smecken — more at smack
slang : heroin |