nnoun.actthe act of slapping on the buttocksExamples:- he gave the brat a good spanking
Derivationally Related Form:spank
Hypernyms:correction discipline
Inherited Hypernyms:spankingdisciplinepunishmentsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spankingdisciplinepunishmentsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactgive a spanking to; subject to a spankingSynset:larrup paddle spank
Derivationally Related Form:spankerspankingspankpaddle
Hypernyms:beat beat up work over
Inherited Hypernyms:spankbeat
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: paddle)
adj satadj.allquick and energeticSynset:alert brisk lively merry rattling snappy zippy
Examples:- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
Antonyms:lethargic
Derivationally Related Form:zipbrisknessliveliness
Inherited Hypernyms:alert
Similar to:energetic