English noun: smack | |||
1. | smack (event) a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) | ||
Synonyms | slap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow, bump | ||
2. | smack (cognition) the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | ||
Synonyms | flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, tang | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lemon, vanilla | ||
3. | smack (artifact) a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sailing ship, sailing vessel | ||
4. | smack (artifact) street names for heroin | ||
Synonyms | big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, thunder | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diacetylmorphine, heroin | ||
Domain usage | street name | ||
5. | smack (act) an enthusiastic kiss | ||
Synonyms | smooch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | buss, kiss, osculation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | smacker | ||
6. | smack (act) the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand | ||
Synonyms | slap, smacking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | spank | ||
English adverb: smack | |||
1. | smack directly | ||
Samples | He ran bang into the pole. Ran slap into her. | ||
Synonyms | bang, bolt, slap, slapdash | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
English verb: smack | |||
1. | smack (contact) deliver a hard blow to | ||
Samples | The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved. | ||
Examples | The fighter managed to smack his opponent | ||
Synonyms | thwack | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
2. | smack (perception) have an element suggestive (of something) | ||
Samples | His speeches smacked of racism. This passage smells of plagiarism. | ||
Synonyms | reek, smell | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evoke, paint a picture, suggest | ||
3. | smack (perception) have a distinctive or characteristic taste | ||
Samples | This tastes of nutmeg. | ||
Synonyms | taste | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | savor, savour, taste | ||
4. | smack (contact) kiss lightly | ||
Examples | Sam cannot smack Sue | ||
Synonyms | peck | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | buss, kiss, osculate, snog | ||
5. | smack (consumption) press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||