smack  /smæk/
1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
synset: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang
3. a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
synset: smack
synset: big_H, hell_dust, nose_drops, smack, thunder, skag, scag
5. an enthusiastic kiss
6. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
1. deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
2. have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
3. have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
5. press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
synset: smack
1. directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
synset: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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