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smack

Dictionary definition · smack

noun

  1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
  2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
  3. a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
  4. street names for heroin
  5. an enthusiastic kiss
  6. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

verb

  1. deliver a hard blow to"The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
  2. have an element suggestive (of something)"his speeches smacked of racism"
  3. have a distinctive or characteristic taste"This tastes of nutmeg"
  4. kiss lightly
  5. press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating

adverb

  1. directly"he ran bang into the pole"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).