First Known Use: before 12th century
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1smack
noun \ˈsmak\
Definition of SMACK
1
: characteristic taste or flavor; also : a perceptible taste or tincture
2
: a small quantity
Origin of SMACK
Middle English, from Old English smæc; akin to Old High German smac taste and probably to Lithuanian smaguris sweet tooth
2smack
intransitive verb
Definition of SMACK
1
: to have a taste or flavor
2
: to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion <a proposal that smacks of treason>
First Known Use of SMACK
13th century
3smack
noun
Definition of SMACK
: a sailing ship (as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing
Origin of SMACK
Dutch smak or Low German smack
First Known Use: 1533
4smack
verb
Definition of SMACK
transitive verb
1
: to close and open (lips) noisily and often in rapid succession especially in eating
2
a : to kiss with or as if with a smack b : to strike so as to produce a smack
intransitive verb
: to make or give a smack
Origin of SMACK
akin to Middle Dutch smacken to strike
First Known Use: 1557
5smack
noun
Definition of SMACK
1
: a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips
2
: a loud kiss
3
: a sharp slap or blow
First Known Use of SMACK
1570
6smack
adverb
: exactly or directly
Full Definition of SMACK
: squarely and sharply : directly <smack in the middle>
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First Known Use of SMACK
1782
7smack
noun
Definition of SMACK
slang : heroin
Origin of SMACK
perhaps from Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff, pinch (of snuff)
First Known Use: circa 1960
SMACK Defined for Kids
1smack
verb \ˈsmak\
smackedsmack·ing
Definition of SMACK for Kids
1
: to make or give a noisy slap
2
: to close and open the lips noisily especially in eating
3
: to kiss usually loudly or hard
2smack
noun
Definition of SMACK for Kids
1
: a noisy slap or blow
2
: a quick sharp noise made by the lips (as in enjoyment of some taste)
3
: a loud kiss
3smack
adverb
Definition of SMACK for Kids
: in a square and sharp manner : directly <One side of the house … was smack up against the mountain … — Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins>
4smack
verb
smackedsmacking
Definition of SMACK for Kids
: to seem to contain or involve <The remark smacks of spite.>
5smack
noun
Definition of SMACK for Kids
: a slight taste, trace, or touch of something <I had always my eye open for seafaring men … and … he had a smack of the sea about him … — Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island>
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