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Definition of Smack
1. Noun. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
2. Verb. Deliver a hard blow to. "The fighter managed to smack his opponent"; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
3. Adverb. Directly. "Ran slap into her"
4. Noun. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.
Generic synonyms: Gustatory Perception, Gustatory Sensation, Taste, Taste Perception, Taste Sensation
Specialized synonyms: Lemon, Vanilla
Derivative terms: Flavor, Flavorous, Flavour, Flavourous, Nippy, Savor, Savor, Savour, Savour, Savour, Savoury, Savoury, Tangy
5. Verb. Have an element suggestive (of something). "This passage smells of plagiarism"
6. Noun. A sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast.
7. Verb. Have a distinctive or characteristic taste. "This tastes of nutmeg"
Generic synonyms: Savor, Savour, Taste
Derivative terms: Taste, Taste, Taste, Tasting
8. Noun. Street names for heroin.
Generic synonyms: Diacetylmorphine, Heroin
Language type: Street Name
9. Verb. Kiss lightly. "Sam cannot smack Sue "
10. Noun. An enthusiastic kiss.
Generic synonyms: Buss, Kiss, Osculation
Specialized synonyms: Smacker
Derivative terms: Smooch
11. Verb. Press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating.
12. Noun. The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand.
Specialized synonyms: Spank
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Slap
Definition of Smack
1. n. A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.
2. n. Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively.
3. adv. As if with a smack or slap.
4. v. i. To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste.
5. v. t. To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.
Definition of Smack
1. to strike sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Smack
1. A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade. Origin: D. Smak; akin to LG. Smack, smak, Dan. Smakke, G. Schmacke, F. Semaque. 1. Taste or flavor, especially. A slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively. "So quickly they have taken a smack in covetousness." (Robynson (More's Utopia)) "They felt the smack of this world." (Latimer) 2. A small quantity; a taste. 3. A loud kiss; a buss. "A clamorous smack." 4. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip. 5. A quick, smart blow; a slap. Origin: OE. Smak, AS. Ssmc taste, savor; akin to D. Smaak, G. Geschmack, OHG. Smac; cf. Lith. Smagus pleasant. Cf. Smack. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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