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smack1 / smak/ • n. a sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand: she gave Mark a smack across the face. ∎ a loud, sharp sound made by such a blow or a similar action: she closed the ledger with a smack. ∎ a loud kiss: I was saluted with two hearty smacks on my cheeks. • v. [tr.] strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment: Jessica smacked his face quite hard. ∎ [tr.] smash, drive, or put forcefully into or onto something: he smacked a fist into the palm of a black-gloved hand. ∎ part (one's lips) noisily in eager anticipation or enjoyment of food, drink, or other pleasures. ∎ archaic crack (a whip). • adv. inf. 1. in a sudden and violent way: I ran smack into the back of a parked truck. 2. exactly; precisely: our mother's house was smack in the middle of the city. smack2 • v. [intr.] (smack of) have a flavor of; taste of: the tea smacked of peppermint. ∎ suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant): the whole thing smacks of a cover-up. • n. (a smack of) a flavor or taste of: anything with even a modest smack of hops dries the palate. ∎ a trace or suggestion of: I hear the smack of collusion between them. smack3 • n. a fishing boat, often one equipped with a well for keeping the caught fish alive. smack4 • n. inf. heroin. |
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"smack." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "smack." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-smack.html "smack." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-smack.html |
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smack, originally a cutter or ketch-rigged sailing vessel, normally from about 15 to 20 tons, used for inshore fisheries. In older days it was often known as, and rigged as, a hoy, and during the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain they were sometimes used as tenders in the king's service, particularly in the service of Customs and Excise. Today, the word is frequently used as a generic term for all small fishing craft.
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"smack." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "smack." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-smack.html "smack." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-smack.html |
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smack2 separate the lips with a sharp noise XVI; crack (a whip) XVII; strike sharply with a flat surface XIX. — MLG., MDu. smacken (LG., Du. smakken); cf. OE. ġesmacian pat, caress, G. schmatzen eat or kiss noisily; of imit. orig.
So sb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smack1.html T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smack1.html |
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smack1 taste, flavour OE.; (fig.) trace, tinge, ‘touch’ XVI. OE. smæc = MLG., MDu. smak (Du. smaak), OHG. gismac (G. geschmack).
Hence vb. taste XIV, savour of XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smack.html T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smack.html |
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Smacka smattering; a taste; a small quantity. Examples : smack of jellyfish—Lipton, 1970; of knowledge; of my muse, 1766; of every sort of wine, 1759; of wit. |
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"Smack." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Smack." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301420.html "Smack." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301420.html |
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smack3 light single-masted sailing-vessel. XVII. — LG., Du. smacke (mod. smak); of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smack2.html T. F. HOAD. "smack." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-smack2.html |
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•aback, alack, attack, back, black, brack, clack, claque, crack, Dirac, drack, flack, flak, hack, jack, Kazakh, knack, lack, lakh, mac, mach, Nagorno-Karabakh, pack, pitchblack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, shack, shellac, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, vac, wack, whack, wrack, yak, Zack
•cardiac • zodiac
•haemophiliac (US hemophiliac), necrophiliac, sacroiliac
•umiak
•bibliomaniac, dipsomaniac, egomaniac, kleptomaniac, maniac, megalomaniac, monomaniac, nymphomaniac, pyromaniac
•insomniac • celeriac • Syriac
•hypochondriac • Mauriac • theriac
•amnesiac
•aphrodisiac, Dionysiac
•Dayak, kayak
•Kerouac • bivouac
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"smack." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "smack." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-smack.html "smack." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-smack.html |
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