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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024smack1 /smæk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- smack of, to have a taste, flavor, or trace of something:The compliment he gave her smacks of condescension.
smack2 /smæk/USA pronunciation v. - to strike sharply, esp. with the open hand;
slap:[~ + object]He smacked his forehead with his hand. - to drive or send (something) with a sharp blow or with force: [no object]The car smacked into the wall.[~ + object]He smacked his brand new car into the wall.
- to close and open (the lips) quickly so as to produce a sharp sound, often as a sign of enjoyment:[~ + object]They all sat at her table, smacking their lips.
- to kiss with a loud sound:[~ + object]She smacked him on the cheek.
n. [countable] - a sharp, loud-sounding blow;
slap. - a smacking of the lips, as in enjoyment or anticipation.
- a loud kiss.
adv. - Informal Termssuddenly and violently:He drove smack up against the side of the house.
- directly;
straight:The post office is smack in the center of town. smack4 /smæk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]heroin.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024smack1 (smak),USA pronunciation n. - a taste or flavor, esp. a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something:The chicken had just a smack of garlic.
- a trace, touch, or suggestion of something.
- a taste, mouthful, or small quantity.
v.i. - to have a taste, flavor, trace, or suggestion:Your politeness smacks of condescension.
- bef. 1000; (noun, nominal) Middle English smacke, Old English smæc; cognate with Middle Low German smak, German Geschmack taste; (verb, verbal) Middle English smacken to perceive by taste, have a (specified) taste, derivative of the noun, nominal; compare German schmacken
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged savor.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hint.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged taste, suggest.
smack2 (smak),USA pronunciation v.t. - to strike sharply, esp. with the open hand or a flat object.
- to drive or send with a sharp, resounding blow or stroke:to smack a ball over a fence.
- to close and open (the lips) smartly so as to produce a sharp sound, often as a sign of relish, as in eating.
- to kiss with or as with a loud sound.
v.i. - to smack the lips.
- to collide, come together, or strike something forcibly.
- to make a sharp sound as of striking against something.
n. - a sharp, resounding blow, esp. with something flat.
- a smacking of the lips, as in relish or anticipation.
- a resounding or loud kiss.
adv. Informal. - Informal Termssuddenly and violently:He rode smack up against the side of the house.
- directly;
straight:The street runs smack into the center of town.
- 1550–60; imitative; compare Dutch, Low German smakken, German (dialect, dialectal) schmacken
smack3 (smak),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Terms[Eastern U.S.]a fishing vessel, esp. one having a well for keeping the catch alive.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Brit.]any of various small, fully decked, fore-and-aft-rigged vessels used for trawling or coastal trading.
smack4 (smak),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- Drugs, Slang Termsheroin.
- Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff; compare Middle High German smecken (German schmecken) to taste)
- 1960–65; probably special use of smack1; compare earlier slang schmeck with same sense (
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: smack /smæk/ n - a smell or flavour that is distinctive though faint
- a distinctive trace or touch: the smack of corruption
- a small quantity, esp a mouthful or taste
vb (intransitive) followed by of: - to have the characteristic smell or flavour (of something): to smack of the sea
- to have an element suggestive (of something): his speeches smacked of bigotry
Etymology: Old English smæc; related to Old High German smoc, Icelandic smekkr a taste, Dutch smaak smack /smæk/ vb - (transitive) to strike or slap smartly, with or as if with the open hand
- to strike or send forcibly or loudly or to be struck or sent forcibly or loudly
- to open and close (the lips) loudly, esp to show pleasure
n - a sharp resounding slap or blow with something flat, or the sound of such a blow
- a loud kiss
- a sharp sound made by the lips, as in enjoyment
- have a smack at ⇒ informal chiefly Brit to attempt
- smack in the eye ⇒ informal chiefly Brit a snub or setback
adv informal - directly; squarely
- with a smack; sharply and unexpectedly
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch smacken, probably of imitative origin smack /smæk/ n - a slang word for heroin
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from Yiddish schmeck smack /smæk/ n - a sailing vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in coasting and fishing along the British coast
Etymology: 17th Century: from Low German smack or Dutch smak, of unknown origin |