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smack1 verb (smacked, smacking) 1 to slap loudly and smartly, especially with the hand. 2 tr & intr, colloq to hit loudly and heavily • Her head smacked against the wall. 3 to kiss loudly and noisily. 4 to part (the lips) loudly, with relish or in pleasant anticipation • She smacked her lips at the thought of the meal. noun 1 an act, or the sound, of smacking. 2 a loud enthusiastic kiss. adverb, colloq 1 directly and with force • He drove smack into the tree. 2 precisely • smack in the middle. smacking noun, adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Dutch smacken.
smack2 verb, intrans (always smack of something) 1 to have the flavour of it. 2 to have a trace or suggestion of it. noun 1 taste; distinctive flavour. 2 a hint or trace.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon smæc.
smack3 noun 1 a small single-masted fishing boat. 2 US a sailing vessel equipped with a tank in which fish can be kept alive.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from Dutch smak.
smack4 noun, slang heroin.
ETYMOLOGY: 1960s: from Yiddish schmeck sniff.
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