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Definitions for Smack

[1] a taste or flavor, especially 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.
[4] to have a taste, flavor, trace, or suggestion: Your politeness smacks of condescension.
[5] to strike sharply, especially with the open hand or a flat object.
[6] to drive or send with a sharp, resounding blow or stroke: to smack a ball over a fence.
[7] to close and open (the lips) smartly so as to produce a sharp sound, often as a sign of relish, as in eating.
[8] to kiss with or as with a loud sound.
[9] to smack the lips.
[10] to collide, come together, or strike something forcibly.
[11] to make a sharp sound as of striking against something.
[12] a sharp, resounding blow, especially with something flat.
[13] a smacking of the lips, as in relish or anticipation.
[14] a resounding or loud kiss.
[15] suddenly and violently: He rode smack up against the side of the house.
[16] directly; straight: The street runs smack into the center of town.
[17] smack down , Slang . to humble (an arrogant person); rebuke or criticize severely.
[18] Eastern U.S. a fishing vessel, especially one having a well for keeping the catch alive.
[19] British . any of various small, fully decked, fore-and-aft-rigged vessels used for trawling or coastal trading.
[20] heroin.
[21] Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
[22] David Brem·ner [brem -ner] /ˈbrɛm nər/ , 1840–1906, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1899–1903.
[23] Fletcher Smack , 1898–1952, U.S. jazz pianist, arranger, and bandleader.
[24] a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
[25] a city in SE Nevada, near Las Vegas.
[26] a city in N North Carolina.
[27] a town in E Texas.
[28] a smell or flavour that is distinctive though faint
[29] a distinctive trace or touch the smack of corruption
[30] a small quantity, esp a mouthful or taste
[31] to have the characteristic smell or flavour (of something) to smack of the sea
[32] to have an element suggestive (of something) his speeches smacked of bigotry
[33] (tr) to strike or slap smartly, with or as if with the open hand
[34] to strike or send forcibly or loudly or to be struck or sent forcibly or loudly
[35] to open and close (the lips) loudly, esp to show pleasure
[36] (tr) to kiss noisily
[37] a sharp resounding slap or blow with something flat, or the sound of such a blow
[38] a loud kiss
[39] a sharp sound made by the lips, as in enjoyment
[40] have a smack at informal , mainly British to attempt
[41] smack in the eye informal , mainly British a snub or setback
[42] directly; squarely
[43] with a smack; sharply and unexpectedly
[44] a slang word for heroin
[45] a sailing vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in coasting and fishing along the British coast
[46] a fishing vessel equipped with a well for keeping the catch alive
[47] Arthur. 1863–1935, British Labour politician. As foreign secretary (1929–31) he supported the League of Nations and international disarmament; Nobel peace prize 1934

Words related to Smack

squarely, bang, sharp, straight, right, square, plumb, blow, box, spank, tap, buffet, pat, sock, punch, slap, chop, blip, cuff, clout

Words nearby Smack

sm, sm., sm. c., sma, smaak, smack, smack-dab, smackdown, smacker, smackeroo, smackhead

Origin of Smack

41960–65; probably special use of smack1; compare earlier slang schmeck with same sense (< Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff; compare Middle High German smecken (German schmecken ) to taste)

Word origin for Smack

C17: from Low German smack or Dutch smak, of unknown origin

Synonyms for Smack

bang, squarely, plumb, right, sharp, square, straight, accurately, clearly, just, point-blank, precisely