SMACK
Dictionary entry overview: What does smack mean?
• SMACK (noun)
The noun SMACK has 6 senses:
1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
3. a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
4. street names for heroin
5. an enthusiastic kiss
6. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
Familiarity information: SMACK used as a noun is common.
• SMACK (verb)
The verb SMACK has 5 senses:
1. deliver a hard blow to
2. have an element suggestive (of something)
3. have a distinctive or characteristic taste
4. kiss lightly
5. press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
Familiarity information: SMACK used as a verb is common.
• SMACK (adverb)
The adverb SMACK has 1 sense:
1. directly
Familiarity information: SMACK used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SMACK (noun)
Meaning:
A blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
smack; slap
Hypernyms ("smack" is a kind of...):
blow; bump (an impact (as from a collision))
Meaning:
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
tang; savour; savor; sapidity; smack; flavor; relish; nip; flavour
Hypernyms ("smack" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smack"):
lemon (a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)
vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
Meaning:
A sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("smack" is a kind of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
Meaning:
Street names for heroin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
skag; scag; nose drops; hell dust; big H; thunder; smack
Hypernyms ("smack" is a kind of...):
diacetylmorphine; heroin (a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush)
Domain usage:
street name (slang for something (especially for an illegal drug))
Meaning:
An enthusiastic kiss
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
smooch; smack
Hypernyms ("smack" is a kind of...):
buss; kiss; osculation (the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smack"):
smacker (a loud kiss)
Meaning:
The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
smacking; slap; smack
Hypernyms ("smack" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smack"):
spank (a slap with the flat of the hand)
• SMACK (verb)
Meaning:
Deliver a hard blow to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
smack; thwack
Context example:
The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved
Hypernyms (to "smack" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to smack his opponent
Meaning:
Have an element suggestive (of something)
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
reek; smack
Context example:
his speeches smacked of racism
Hypernyms (to "smack" is one way to...):
evoke; paint a picture; suggest (call to mind)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Have a distinctive or characteristic taste
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
smack; taste
Context example:
This tastes of nutmeg
Hypernyms (to "smack" is one way to...):
savor; savour; taste (have flavor; taste of something)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Kiss lightly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
peck; smack
Hypernyms (to "smack" is one way to...):
buss; kiss; osculate (touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot smack Sue
Meaning:
Press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Hypernyms (to "smack" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
• SMACK (adverb)
Meaning:
Directly
Synonyms:
slap; bang; smack; bolt; slapdash
Context examples:
he ran bang into the pole / ran slap into her
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
