What does smack mean?
Definitions for smack
smæksmack
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word smack.
Princeton's WordNet
slap, smacknoun
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tangnoun
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
smacknoun
a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, thunder, skag, scagnoun
street names for heroin
smack, smoochnoun
an enthusiastic kiss
smack, smacking, slapverb
the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
smack, thwackverb
deliver a hard blow to
"The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
smack, reek, smellverb
have an element suggestive (of something)
"his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
smack, tasteverb
have a distinctive or characteristic taste
"This tastes of nutmeg"
smack, peckverb
kiss lightly
smackadverb
press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
bang, slap, slapdash, smack, boltadverb
directly
"he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Smacknoun
Etymology: smaeck, Dutch; from the verb.
The child, that sucketh the milk of the nurse, learns his first speech of her; the which, being the first inured to his tongue, is ever after most pleasing unto him, insomuch, that though he afterwards be taught English, yet the smack of the first will always abide with him. Edmund Spenser.
Your lordship, though not clean past your youth, hath yet some smack of age in you, some relish of the saltness of time, and have a care of your health. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
It caused the neighbours to rue, that a petty smack only of popery opened a gap to the oppression of the whole. Carew.
As the Pythagorean soul
Runs through all beasts, and fish and fowl,
And has a smack of ev’ry one,
So love does, and has ever done. Hudibras.Stack pease upon hovel;
To cover it quickly let owner regard,
Lest dove and the cadow there finding a smack,
With ill stormy weather do perish thy stack. Thomas Tusser.Trembling to approach
The little barrel, which he fears to broach,
H’ essays the wimble, often draws it back,
And deals to thirsty servants but a smack. John Dryden, Pers.He took
The bride about the neck, and kist her lips
With such a clamorous smack, that at the parting
All the church echo’d. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.I saw the lecherous citizen turn back
His head, and on his wife’s lip steal a smack. John Donne.To Smackverb
So careless flowers, strow’d on the waters face,
The curled whirlpools suck, smack, and embrace,
Yet drown them. John Donne.To Smackverb
Etymology: smæckan , Saxon; smaecken, Dutch.
All sects, all ages, smack of this vice, and he
To die for it! William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.He is but a bastard to the time,
That doth not smack of observation. William Shakespeare, King John.She kiss’d with smacking lip the snoring lout;
For such a kiss demands a pair of gloves. John Gay.He gives a smacking buss. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
smack
Smack can have different meanings depending on the context in which it's used: 1. Verb: To hit someone or something forcefully or loudly, often with an open hand. 2. Noun: A sharp slap or blow typically made with the palm of the hand. 3. Noun (informal): A strong flavor or taste. 4. Noun (slang): A term referring to the drug heroin. 5. Verb (informal): To kiss noisily. 6. Noun: A sailing ship, typically a small one used for short journeys or fishing. 7. Verb: To give off a strong, distinct smell or aura. 8. Adverb (informal): Directly or straight into something; squarely.
Webster Dictionary
Smacknoun
a small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade
Smackverb
taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively
Smackverb
a small quantity; a taste
Smackverb
a loud kiss; a buss
Smackverb
a quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip
Smackverb
a quick, smart blow; a slap
Smackadverb
as if with a smack or slap
Smacknoun
to have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste
Smacknoun
to have or exhibit indications of the presence of any character or quality
Smacknoun
to kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss
Smacknoun
to make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting anything
Smackverb
to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss
Smackverb
to open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by separating them in the act of kissing or after tasting
Smackverb
to make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip
Etymology: [OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, -- from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smachn to have a taste (and, derived from the same source, G. schmatzen to smack the lips, to kiss with a sharp noise, MHG. smatzen, smackzeen), Icel. smakka to taste, Sw. smaka, Dan. smage. See 2d Smack, n.]
Wikidata
Smack
Smack was a Finnish band, which was active 1982-1990. The band's original line-up consisted of singer Claude, guitarists Kartsa and Manchuria, bassist Cheri and drummer Kinde.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Smack
smak, n. taste: flavour: a pleasing taste: a small quantity: a flavour of something.—v.i. to have a taste: to have a quality. [A.S. smæc.]
Smack
smak, n. a generic name for small decked or half-decked coasters and fishing-vessels, most rigged as cutters, sloops, or yawls. [Dut. smak; Ger. schmacke, Ice. snekja.]
Smack
smak, v.t. to strike smartly, to slap loudly: to kiss roughly and noisily.—v.i. to make a sharp noise with, as the lips by separation.—n. a sharp sound: a crack: a hearty kiss.—adv. sharply, straight.—p.adj. Smack′ing, making a sharp, brisk sound, a sharp noise, a smack. [Prob. imit., Dut. smakken, to smite, Ger. schmatzen, to smack.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
smack
A crude, rude, vulgar and unsatisfactory substitute for a kiss.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
smack
A vessel, sometimes like a cutter, used for mercantile purposes, or for carrying passengers; the largest of which, the Leith smacks, attained the size of 200 tons.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SMACK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Smack is ranked #40432 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Smack surname appeared 541 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Smack.
48.6% or 263 total occurrences were White.
44.1% or 239 total occurrences were Black.
5.1% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of smack in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of smack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of smack in a Sentence
Watch for his opponents to smack him in the mouth all primary season long with his own words.
You couldn't get much more central in Jakarta if you tried, it's basically right smack dab in the central business area.
I was the originator of smack. Some guys rattle with smack with other guys it rolls right off their shoulders like nothing.
The idea that I'd be intimidated by Donald Trump, joe Biden's Joe Biden that I knew my whole life. Joe Biden's Joe Biden that I've always stood up to. Joe Biden's the bully that used to make fun when I was a kid that I stutter, and I'd smack Joe Biden in the mouth.
It was a really bad time, sometimes God just has to smack you down. He was almost saying, ‘Sit your pretty little ass down because we have to deal with some stuff!’.
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- frapi, frapoEsperanto
- tortazoSpanish
- maiskuttaa, mässyttääFinnish
- claqueFrench
- pofonHungarian
- schiaffeggiareItalian
- whakapokara, kotekote, pakara, pākorakoraMāori
- chlast, klaps, plasnąć, klapnąćPolish
- beijocaPortuguese
- jartRomanian
- чмокнуть, привкус, налёт, причмокивать, шлёпнуть, шлёпать, шлепок, вкус, чмокать, причмокнутьRussian
- ஸ்மாக்Tamil
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