smack
/smæk/ verb C2- To get the flavor of.
- To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To indicate or suggest something; used with of. · Her reckless behavior smacks of pride.
He/she/it smacks · Past smacked · Past participle smacked · -ing form smacking
Verb forms
- Base form
- smack
- He/she/it
- smacks
- Past
- smacked
- Past participle
- smacked
- -ing form
- smacking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
That smacked of the sea.
“Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
But Andrea, turning towards them, winked his eyes, rolled his tongue around his cheeks, and smacked his lips in a manner equivalent to a hundred words among the bandits when forced to be silent.
Other matches
- smack A distinct flavor, especially if slight. C1
- smack To slap or hit someone. C2
- smack A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sl... C2
- smack A sharp blow C2
- smack As if with a smack or slap C2
- smack around To beat up or handle roughly.
- smack down To defeat utterly and decisively, especially in...
- smack out To remove or produce by smacking.
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