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smack
Pronunciation: (smak), [key]—
n.
1. a taste or flavor, esp. a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something:
The chicken had just a smack of garlic.
2. a trace, touch, or suggestion of something.
3. a taste, mouthful, or small quantity.
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v.i.
to have a taste, flavor, trace, or suggestion:
Your politeness smacks of condescension. smack
Pronunciation: (smak), [key]—
v.t.
1. to strike sharply, esp. with the open hand or a flat object.
2. to drive or send with a sharp, resounding blow or stroke:
to smack a ball over a fence.
3. to close and open (the lips) smartly so as to produce a sharp sound, often as a sign of relish, as in eating.
4. to kiss with or as with a loud sound.
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v.i.
1. to smack the lips.
2. to collide, come together, or strike something forcibly.
3. to make a sharp sound as of striking against something.
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n.
1. a sharp, resounding blow, esp. with something flat.
2. a smacking of the lips, as in relish or anticipation.
3. a resounding or loud kiss.
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adv. Informal.
1. suddenly and violently:
He rode smack up against the side of the house.
2. directly; straight:
The street runs smack into the center of town. smack
Pronunciation: (smak), [key]—
n.
1. Eastern U.S.a fishing vessel, esp. one having a well for keeping the catch alive.
2. Brit.any of various small, fully decked, fore-and-aft-rigged vessels used for trawling or coastal trading.
smack
Pronunciation: (smak), [key]—
n. Slang.
heroin.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
