smack

verb

/smæk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they smack	/smæk/ /smæk/
he / she / it smacks	/smæks/ /smæks/
past simple smacked	/smækt/ /smækt/
past participle smacked	/smækt/ /smækt/
-ing form smacking	/ˈsmækɪŋ/ /ˈsmækɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive] smack somebody/something (especially British English) to hit somebody with your open hand or an object, especially as a punishment
- I think it's wrong to smack children.
- Do that again and you’ll get your bottom smacked.
compare spank
Extra Examples
- I smacked him hard across the face.
- She smacked the boy on his leg.
- I accidentally smacked him in the face with a ruler.
Topics Life stagesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
preposition
- on
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[transitive] smack something + adv./prep. to put something somewhere with a lot of force so that it makes a loud noise synonym bang
- She smacked her hand down on the table.
- He smacked a fist into the palm of his hand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- accidentally
- hard
preposition
- against
- into
phrases
- smack somebody across the face
- smack somebody in the face
- smack somebody on the shoulder
- …
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[intransitive] + adv./prep. to hit against something with a lot of force synonym crash
- Two players accidentally smacked into each other.
- He turned around and smacked into a wall.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- accidentally
- hard
preposition
- against
- into
phrases
- smack somebody across the face
- smack somebody in the face
- smack somebody on the shoulder
- …
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Word Originverb mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘part (one's lips) noisily’): from Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin; compare with German schmatzen ‘eat or kiss noisily’. smack of something. Old English smæc ‘flavour, smell’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smaak and German Geschmack.

Idioms

smack/lick your lips

to move your tongue over your lips, especially before eating something good
(informal) to show that you are excited about something and want it to happen soon
- They were smacking their lips at the thought of clinching the deal.

smack

noun

/smæk/

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[countable] (especially British English) a sharp hit given with your open hand, especially to a child as a punishment
- You'll get a smack on your backside if you're not careful.
- He longed to land her a good smack in the face.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- firm
- good
- hard
- …
verb + smack
- give somebody
- land (somebody)
- get
- …
preposition
- with a smack
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[countable] (informal) a hard hit given with a closed hand synonym punch
- a smack on the jaw
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- firm
- good
- hard
- …
verb + smack
- give somebody
- land (somebody)
- get
- …
preposition
- with a smack
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[countable, usually singular] a short loud sound
- She closed the ledger with a smack.
- She brought her hand down on the water with a smack.
[countable] (informal) a loud kiss
- a smack on the lips/cheek
[uncountable] (slang) the drug heroin
- smack addicts
Topics Social issuesc2
[countable] (British English) a small fishing boatTopics Transport by waterc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘part (one's lips) noisily’): from Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin; compare with German schmatzen ‘eat or kiss noisily’. noun sense 5 1940s: probably an alteration of Yiddish shmek ‘a sniff’. noun sense 6 early 17th cent.: from Dutch smak, of unknown ultimate origin.

smack

adverb

/smæk/

(informal)

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(North American English also smack-dab)
exactly or directly in a place
- It landed smack in the middle of the carpet.
- She kissed me smack on the lips.
with sudden, violent force, often making a loud noise
- The car drove smack into a brick wall.
- He hit me smack in the mouth.

Word Originadverb mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘part (one's lips) noisily’): from Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin; compare with German schmatzen ‘eat or kiss noisily’.

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