smack

smack

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smack¹ /smæk/ verb [transitive]1. to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them ⇨ slap:
    the debate about whether parents should smack their children
2. [always + adverb/preposition] to hit something hard against something else so that it makes a short loud noise:
    He smacked the money down on the table and walked out.
3. smack your lips to make a short loud noise with your lips before or after you eat or drink something to show that it is good:
    He drained his glass and smacked his lips appreciatively.
4. British English informal to hit someone hard with your closed hand
   SYN  punch
     
smack of something phrasal verb [not in progressive]
  if a situation smacks of something unpleasant, it seems to involve that thing:
    To me, the whole thing smacks of a cover-up.
smack somebody up phrasal verb informal
  to hit someone hard many times with your hand:
    Don’t make me come over there and smack you up.

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smack² noun1. [countable]
  a. a hit with your open hand, especially to punish a child ⇨ slap:
    You’re going to get a smack in a minute!
  b. British English informal a hard hit with your closed hand
   SYN  punch
    smack in the mouth/face/gob
    Talk like that and I’ll give you a smack in the mouth.
2. [countable usually singular] a short loud noise caused when something hits something else:
    The book landed with a smack.
3. [uncountable] informal heroin
4. give somebody a smack on the lips/cheek informal to kiss someone loudly
5. [countable] a small fishing boat

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smack³ adverb informal
1. exactly or directly in the middle of something, in front of something etc
    smack in the middle/in front of something etc
    There was a hole smack in the middle of the floor.
    smack bang British English smack dab American English:
    It’s smack dab in the middle of an earthquake zone.
2. if something goes smack into something, it hits it with a lot of force:
    The car ran smack into the side of the bus.