smack
/smæk/ verb C2- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
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
“Plumb in the middle of the back of the head and smack through the brain.
Other matches
- smack A distinct flavor, especially if slight. C1
- smack To get the flavor of. 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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