smack

smack ¹  (smk)

v. smacked, smack·ing, smacks

v.tr.

1. To press together and open (the lips) quickly and noisily, as in eating or tasting.

2. To kiss noisily.

3. To strike sharply and with a loud noise.

v.intr.

1. To make or give a smack.

2. To collide sharply and noisily: The ball smacked against the side of the house.

n.

1. The loud sharp sound of smacking.

2. A noisy kiss.

3. A sharp blow or slap.

adv.

1. With a smack: fell smack on her head.

2. Directly: "We were smack in the middle of another controversy about a public man's personal life" (Ellen Goodman).

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[Perhaps of Middle Flemish origin, or perhaps of imitative origin.]

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smack ²  (smk)

n.

1.

a. A distinctive flavor or taste.

b. A suggestion or trace.

2. A small amount; a smattering.

intr.v. smacked, smack·ing, smacks

1. To have a distinctive flavor or taste. Used with of.

2. To give an indication; be suggestive. Often used with of: "an agenda that does not smack of compromise" (Time).

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[Middle English, from Old English smæc.]

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smack ³  (smk)

n.

A fishing boat sailing under various rigs, according to size, and often having a well used to transport the catch to market.

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[Dutch or Low German smak, from smakken, to fling, dash.]

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smack ⁴  (smk)

n. Slang

Heroin.

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[Probably variant of smeck, from Yiddish shmek, a sniff, swell, from shmekn, to sniff, smell, from Middle High German smecken, smacken, to smell, taste, from Old High German smac, smell, taste.]

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smack ¹

Verb

1. to slap sharply

2. to strike loudly or to be struck loudly

3. to open and close (the lips) loudly to show pleasure or anticipation

Noun

1. a sharp loud slap, or the sound of such a slap

2. a loud kiss

3. a sharp sound made by the lips in enjoyment

4. smack in the eye Informal a snub or rejection

Adverb

Informal

1. directly; squarely: smack in the middle

2. sharply and unexpectedly: he ran smack into one of the men [probably imitative]

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smack ²

Noun

1. a slight flavour or suggestion (of something): the smack of loss of self-control

2. Slang heroin

Verb

smack of

a. to have a slight smell or flavour (of something)

b. to have a suggestion (of something): it smacks of discrimination [Old English smæc]

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smack ³

Noun

a small single-masted fishing vessel [Dutch smak]

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Smack a smattering; a taste; a small quantity.

Examples: smack of jellyfish—Lipton, 1970; of knowledge; of my muse, 1766; of every sort of wine, 1759; of wit.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smack - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) slap blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	2.	smack - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth sapidity, savor, savour, flavor, flavour, nip, relish, tang gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" lemon - a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
	3.	smack - a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
	4.	smack - street names for heroin big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, thunder diacetylmorphine, heroin - a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush street name - slang for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin"
	5.	smack - an enthusiastic kiss                 smooch buss, kiss, osculation - the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) smacker - a loud kiss
	6.	smack - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand smacking, slap spank - a slap with the flat of the hand blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	smack - deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved" thwack hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	2.	smack - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" reek, smell paint a picture, suggest, evoke - call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"
	3.	smack - have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg" taste savour, taste, savor - have flavor; taste of something
	4.	smack - kiss lightly peck buss, kiss, snog, osculate - touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
	5.	smack - press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
Adv.	1.	smack - directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" bang, slap, slapdash, bolt colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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smack

verb 1. slap, hit, strike, pat, tap, sock (slang) clap, cuff, swipe, box, spank

verb 2. drive, hit, strike, thrust, impel

noun 3. slap, blow, whack, clout (informal) cuff, crack, swipe, spank, wallop (informal)

adverb 4. (Informal) directly, right, straight, squarely, precisely, exactly, slap (informal) plumb, point-blank

smack of something be suggestive or indicative of, suggest, smell of, testify to, reek of, have all the hallmarks of, betoken, be redolent of, bear the stamp of

Translations

smack [smæk] n (= slap) → manotada (= blow); golpe m

vt → dar una manotada a; golpear con la mano

vi to smack of → saber a, oler a adv it fell smack in the middle (col) → cayó justo en medio

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smack [smæk] n (= slap) → tape f;

(on face) → gifle f

vt → donner une tape à;

(on face) → gifler;

(on bottom) → donner la fessée à

vi to smack of → avoir des relents de, sentir adv (inf);

it fell smack in the middle → c'est tombé en plein milieu or en plein dedans;

to smack one's lips → se lécher les babines

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smack [smæk] n → Klaps m;

(on face) → Ohrfeige f

vt (hit) → schlagen: (child) → einen Klaps geben +dat: (on face) → ohrfeigen

vi to smack of → riechen nach adv it fell smack in the middle (inf) → es fiel genau in die Mitte;

to smack one's lips → schmatzen

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smack [smæk] n (= slap) → pacca;

(on face) → schiaffo

vt → schiaffeggiare [+ child]; picchiare

vi to smack of → puzzare di;

to smack one's lips → fare uno schiocco con le labbra

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smack¹

v smack [smӕk]

to strike smartly and loudly; to slap She smacked the child's hand/bottom. klap يَصْفَع шляпвам plácnout smække einen Klaps geben χαστουκίζω dar una palmada laksu andma سيلي زدن läimäyttää donner une tape à לִסטוֹר थप्पड़ मारना pljusnuti, pljesnuti koga csattant; rácsap menampar slá, löðrunga dare un ceffone たたく 찰싹 때리다 pliaukštelėti uzsist; dot pliķi menampar kletsen klaske (til), gi ris klepnąć, trzepnąć dar uma palmada a da o palmă (cuiva) шлёпать plesnúť, capnúť klofniti pljusnuti smälla (daska) [] ตบ tokatlamak, şamar vurmak 拍打, 用掌擊 ляпати, ляскати چپت لگانا tát, tạt, vỗ 拍打, 用掌击

n

(the sound of) a blow of this kind; a slap He could hear the smack of the waves against the side of the ship. klots, klap صَفْعَه шляпване pleskání smækken; slåen der Klatsch χαστούκι palmada, bofetada laks, laksatus سيلي claquement קוֹל סְטִירָה इस तरह की आवाज सुनना pljuska, kratak prasak csattanás tamparan skellur ceffone ぴしゃぴしゃいう音 찰싹 때리기[] pliaukštelėjimas, smūgis plīkšķēšana; plīkšķis tamparan klets, geklots klask, smekk plaśnięcie batida lovitură; ples­ni­tură (звонкий) шлепок, хлопок plieskanie, capnutie tlesk šamar smäll, dask, klatsch เสียงตีดังผัวะ tokat, şamar 拍擊(聲) дзвінкий удар, ляпанець چپت، تھپّڑ cái vả, cái tát 拍击（声）

adv

directly and with force He ran smack into the door. direk, hard مُباشَرَةً وَبِقُوَّه право přímo, naplno pladask geradewegs κατευθείαν, ορμητικά de lleno, directamente otse vastu, otsa يكراست suoraa päätä en plein (dans, sur) נִכנַס יַשָר אל- घक्का से, तेजी से pljas, ravno, baš na pont (bele; neki) dengan keras með skelli beint á (e-ð) dritto, in pieno いきなり 갑자기 세차게, 정면으로 tiesiog tieši; no visa spēka menghentam pardoes rett på, brasende inn i prosto directamente cu putere, violent (în) прямо rovno naravnost v nasilno rätt, rakt, pladask อย่างเสียงดัง anîden; hızla 急劇地 прямо; в саму точку اچانک، سیدھا đánh bốp một cái 急剧地

a smack on the cheek

a quick, loud kiss on the cheek He gave her a quick smack on the cheek. klapsoen قٌبْلَةٌ قَوِيَّه целувка по бузата pusa smask ein Schmatz auf die Backe σκαστό φιλί besote, en la beso sonoro mejilla põsemusi بوس صدادار pusu gros baiser נְשִיקָה עַל לְחִי चुमकारना glasan poljubac, cmokanje cuppanós csók kecupan rembingskoss un bacione sulla guancia 軽いキス 볼에 쪽 소리 나게 하는 키스 bučkis skaļš skūpsts, buča kucupan klapzoen kyss, smask całus beijo na cara sărut zgomotos звонкий поцелуй в щёку pusa cmok šamar en smällkyss การจูบเสียงดัง şapırtılı öpücük 出聲的接吻 цмок, цьом زور سے چومنا cái hôn kêu 出声的接吻