Smack
WordNet
adverb
(1) Directly
"He ran bang into the pole"
"Ran slap into her"
noun
(2) The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
(3) An enthusiastic kiss
(4) Street names for heroin
(5) A sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
(6) The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
(7) A blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
verb
(8) Press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
(9) Deliver a hard blow to
"The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
(10) Kiss lightly
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , from ; cf. German . Akin to . More at smatch
Noun
- A distinct flavour.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- He was not sailorly, and yet he had a smack of the sea about him too.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- heroin.
Verb
- To indicate or suggest something.
- Her reckless behavior smacks of pride.
Noun
Etymology 3
From or akin to Dutch, smakken "to fling down", Low Ger. smacken "to strike, throw," Ger. (dial.) schmacken (cf. Swed. smak "slap", M.L.G. smacken, Fris. smakke).
Noun
Adverb
- As if with a smack or slap
- Right smack bang in the middle.