smack
adverb
1. directly
Similar word(s): bang, bolt, slap, slapdash
Sentences with smack as an adverb:
- Right smack bang in the middle.
noun
1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
Similar word(s): slap
Definition categories: event, blow, bump
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Similar word(s): flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, tang
Definition categories: thought, taste
3. a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
Definition categories: man–made
4. street names for heroin
Similar word(s): scag, skag, thunder
Definition categories: man–made, diacetylmorphine, heroin
5. an enthusiastic kiss
Similar word(s): smooch
Definition categories: act, buss, kiss, osculation
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
Similar word(s): thwack
Definition categories: contact, hit
2. have an element suggestive (of something)
- his speeches smacked of racism
Definition categories: perception, evoke, suggest
3. have a distinctive or characteristic taste
Similar word(s): taste
Definition categories: perception, savor, savour, taste
4. kiss lightly
Similar word(s): peck
Definition categories: contact, buss, kiss, osculate, snog
5. press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
Definition categories: consumption, emit, utter
Sentences with smack as a verb:
- Her reckless behavior smacks of pride.