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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Middle Dutch smacken 'to hit'. smack of 1300-1400 From smack 'taste' (11-21 centuries), from Old English smæc |
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smack1
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them [↪ slap]: the debate about whether parents should smack their children
the debate about whether parents should smack their children2 [always + adverb/preposition] to hit something hard against something else so that it makes a short loud noise : He smacked the money down on the table and walked out.
He smacked the money down on the table and walked out.3 to make a short loud noise with your lips before or after you eat or drink something to show that it is good : He drained his glass and smacked his lips appreciatively.
smack your lips
He drained his glass and smacked his lips appreciatively.4 British English informal to hit someone hard with your closed hand [= punch]
smack of something
phrasal verbTo me, the whole thing smacks of a cover-up.smack somebody up
phrasal verbDon't make me come over there and smack you up.WORD FOCUS: hit WORD FOCUS: hit
with your fist: punch, thump, bash
with your open hand as a punishment: smack, spank, slap
with a hammer: bang, hammer
in order to get attention: bang, knock, tap, hammer
accidentally: bump into, crash into, strike, bang, knock, collide (with)
➔ See also hit
WORD FOCUS: hit with your fist: punch, thump, bash
with your open hand as a punishment: smack, spank, slap
with a hammer: bang, hammer
in order to get attention: bang, knock, tap, hammer
accidentally: bump into, crash into, strike, bang, knock, collide (with)
➔ See also hit
