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单词 spank
释义 spank
I. \ˈspaŋk, -paiŋk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: imitative
transitive verb
1. : to strike with or as if with the open hand; especially : to slap smartly on the buttocks
 < in the olden days children were spanked plenty — Benjamin Spock >
2. : to thrust or propel with a spank
 < “I like balloons,” she said, spanking it into the air with … her hand — Joseph Mitchell >
3. : to reprimand severely
 < we watch new American novelists being spanked in the public prints — J.H.Burns >
intransitive verb
: to strike or fall with a spank
 < the ball … would spank into the round mitt — Richard Wilbur >
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : a blow usually with the palm of the hand : slap
 b. : a blow resembling a spank
  < raised his oar and brought it down flat on the water with a tremendous spankSaturday Review >
2. : the sound produced by a spank
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from spanking (I)
intransitive verb
1. : to move quickly, dashingly, or spiritedly; especially : to drive or ride in a smart or stylish manner
 < used to spank around … in a smart rig that had yellow wheels trimmed in red — James Thurber >
2. : to sail briskly
 < sailing craft would come down spanking before the breeze — Richard Jefferies >
transitive verb
: to drive (as a horse, vehicle) smartly
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