smack
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3.6
- noun
- /smæk/
- The teacher lightly delivered a smack on the table to get everyone's attention.
- give someone a smack
- smack on the head
- a loud smack
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- The baby also started crying after the initial smack after I hit the ground.
Examples
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A picture of him and Harmon appeared smack-dab in the center of the page.
Fiction book (1991) -
Give him a smack in the mouth once in a while.
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So has anyone ever come up out of the crowd and given you a smack right across the face?
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You should give him a smack in the mouth once in a while.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's like a quick smack and then everything's different.
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Hit her right smack on the head, and she hasn't been the same since.
Fiction book (2002) -
In spite of the smack on Ethan's little hand, the picture is a beauty.
Fiction book (1994) -
Elliot was in right field, close enough to hear the impact, a smack, like slapping hamburger.
Fiction book (1992) -
After the argument, she gave him a sharp smack across the face.
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He felt a sudden smack on his arm when his friend playfully hit him.
Synonyms
282
2.0
A strong hit from a fist or weapon
135
1.0
A quick sharp hit with the flat part of the hand
22
1.0
A hard blow that can cause pain or damage
20
8.2
A hard hit that someone gives with the fist
11
3.9
A quick hard hit with the hand or a flat object
5
4.8
A quick hit on a child's bottom with an open hand as punishment
4
3.0
A very hard hit in sport, like in tennis
3
4.6
A quick hard hit with an open hand that makes a sharp sound
1
9.9
A quick light slap given in play
1
9.9
A sudden strong hit that hurts someone or something
1
8.2
Hitting someone with an open hand like a slap
A quick light hit with the hand given in a friendly way
A quick hit with an open hand to the face
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Etymology
Smack. This meaning copies the short, sharp sound of a slap — the 'smack' you hear when someone is hit with an open hand, so the word came to mean a quick, forceful blow.