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smack

/smæk/noun, verb, adverb1 syllable

Smack means: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.

Synonyms for smack26

noun, as in the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, nip, tang

noun, as in street names for heroin

big H, hell dust, nose drops, thunder, skag, scag

noun, as in the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

smacking, slap

noun, as in a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

slap

noun, as in an enthusiastic kiss

smooch

verb, as in have an element suggestive (of something)

reek, smell

verb, as in deliver a hard blow to

thwack

verb, as in have a distinctive or characteristic taste

taste

verb, as in kiss lightly

peck

adverb, as in directly

bang, slap, slapdash, bolt

also used for smack

heroin

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What does smack mean?12

noun

1

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

2

street names for heroin

3

the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

4

a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

5

an enthusiastic kiss

6

a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast

adverb

1

directly“he ran bang into the pole”

verb

1

have an element suggestive (of something)“his speeches smacked of racism”

2

deliver a hard blow to“The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved”

3

have a distinctive or characteristic taste“This tastes of nutmeg”

4

kiss lightly

5

press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with smack?32

two syllables

attack
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All 32 rhymes for smack, grouped by syllable

Smack in a sentence

  • Their child got their bottom smacked, because they wouldn't listen.Kiwi
  • Sami was arrested, tortured, and even got his ass smacked.OsoHombre
  • The ball smacked the crossbar, the keeper rooted to the spot.sundown
  • The ball smacked the crossbar, the keeper beaten all ends up.sundown
  • I'll smack the living daylights out of you!CK
  • I'll give you a smack in the hand if you eat with your fingers.DJ_Saidez
  • They always talk smack about me behind my back.DJ_Saidez
  • A marriage in which spouses smack themselves is not a happy one.vxern

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of smack

as a noun

plural
smacks

as a verb

past tense
smacked
present participle
smacking
third-person singular
smacks
past participle
smacked