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[[t]smæk[/t]]

n.

1) a taste or flavor, esp. a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something

2) a trace or suggestion of something

3) to have a taste, flavor, trace, or suggestion:

a compliment that smacks of condescension[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 1000; (n.) ME smacke, OE smæc, c. OFris smek, OHG gismac taste II

smack

[[t]smæk[/t]] v. t.

1) to strike sharply, esp. with the open hand; slap

2) to drive or send with a sharp, resounding blow:

to smack a ball over the fence[/ex]

3) to close and open (the lips) smartly so as to produce a sharp sound, often as a sign of relish, as in eating

4) to kiss with a loud sound

5) to smack the lips

6) to collide with or strike something forcibly

7) a sharp, resounding blow; slap

8) a smacking of the lips, as in relish or anticipation

9) a loud kiss

10) inf suddenly and violently:

rode smack up against the side of the house[/ex]

11) directly; straight:

smack in the center of town[/ex]

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Etymology: 1550–60; prob. < MD, MLG smacken III

smack

[[t]smæk[/t]] n.

naut. navig. Eastern U.S. a fishing vessel, esp. one having a well for keeping the catch alive

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Etymology: 1605–15; < D smak IV

smack

[[t]smæk[/t]] n.

cvb pha sts

sl. heroin

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Etymology: 1960–65