1
: characteristic taste or flavor
also
: a perceptible taste or tincture
2
: a small quantity
smacked; smacking; smacks
1
: to have a taste or flavor
2
: to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion
a proposal that smacks of treason
: a sailing ship (such as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing
smacked; smacking; smacks
1
: to close and open (lips) noisily and often in rapid succession especially in eating
2
a
: to kiss with or as if with a smack
b
: to strike so as to produce a smack
: to make or give a smack
1
: a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips
2
: a loud kiss
3
: a sharp slap or blow
4
US, informal
: boastful or insulting language especially between opponents : smack talk, trash talk
—usually used in the phrase talk smack
The college basketball season is barely a month old, yet the top two candidates for national player of the year are already talking smack.—
Grant Wahl
Grant WahlSynonyms
Noun (1)
- ace
- bit
- crumb
- dab
- dram
- driblet
- glimmer
- hint
- lick
- little
- mite
- nip
- ounce
- particle
- peanuts
- ray
- scintilla
- scruple
- shade
- shadow
- shred
- skosh
- smell
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- smidge
- snap
- soupçon
- spark
- spatter
- speck
- splash
- spot
- sprinkling
- strain
- streak
- suspicion
- tad
- touch
- trace
Verb (2)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- belt
- biff
- bludgeon
- bob
- bonk
- bop
- box
- bust
- clap
- clip
- clobber
- clock
- clout
- crack
- hammer
- hit
- knock
- nail
- paste
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slog
- slug
- smite
- sock
- strike
- swat
- swipe
- tag
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- whack
- whale
- zap
Noun (3)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Examples of smack in a Sentence
Noun (1)
add just a smack of vanilla to the whipped cream and the dessert will be perfect
Verb (2)
he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers
Noun (3)
the cook gave him a smack on the wrist when he tried to sneak an early taste of the sauce
Adverb
She dropped the book smack in the middle of the table.
The ball hit me smack in the face.
Recent Examples on the Web
Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, young, social-media-savvy artists like Gavin Adcock are building both images and loyal followings online by pounding beers and talking smack.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024
Location Hôtel du Couvent sits smack in Nice's Old Town, where streets are narrow and buildings look perpetually sunburned.
—Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Morton drilled Alonso with a 97 mph fastball, a night after the slugger hit a big home run against the Braves and talked some smack while doing it.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, young, social-media-savvy artists like Gavin Adcock are building both images and loyal followings online by pounding beers and talking smack.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Verb
With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.
—Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Here’s a quick breakdown of each division: Class LL
Defending champion: Staples
Of note: Manchester advanced to the playoffs for the second straight year after a long drought and gets to run smack into defending champion Staples, the No. 2 seed, in the quarterfinal.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024
Location Hôtel du Couvent sits smack in Nice's Old Town, where streets are narrow and buildings look perpetually sunburned.
—Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Smack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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smack
1 of 5 noun1
: characteristic or slight taste or flavor
2
: a small quantity
smack
2 of 5 verb
: to have a flavor, trace, or suggestion
smack
3 of 5 verb1
: to close and open the lips noisily especially in eating
2
: to kiss usually loudly
3
: to make or give a sharp slap or blow
smack
4 of 5 noun1
: a quick sharp noise made by rapidly opening and closing the lips
2
: a loud kiss
3
: a sharp slap or blow
smack
5 of 5 adverb
: in a square and sharp manner : directly
hit me smack in the face
Etymology
Noun
Old English smæc "a characteristic taste or flavor"
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