smack meaning and definition

SMACK noun

Definition of smack (noun)

1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
   • synonyms: slap
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
   • synonyms: flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, tang
3. a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
4. street names for heroin
   • synonyms: big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, thunder
5. an enthusiastic kiss
   • synonyms: smooch
6. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
   • synonyms: slap, smacking

SMACK verb

Definition of smack (verb)

1. deliver a hard blow to
   • "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
   • synonyms: thwack
2. have an element suggestive (of something)
   • "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
   • synonyms: reek, smell
3. have a distinctive or characteristic taste
   • "This tastes of nutmeg"
   • synonyms: taste
4. kiss lightly
   • synonyms: peck
5. press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating

SMACK adverb

Definition of smack (adverb)

1. directly
   • "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
   • synonyms: bang, bolt, slap, slapdash