a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
Used in a Sentence
smack
How to use smack in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for smack.
Editorial note
Men and women both talk smack and say gross stuff.
Examples15
Definitions12
Parts of speech3
Quick take
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of smack gathered in one view.
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for smack.
noun
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
See also: slap
noun
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
See also: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, nip, tang
noun
a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
noun
street names for heroin
noun
an enthusiastic kiss
See also: smooch
noun
the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
verb
deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
See also: thwack
verb
have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
verb
have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
See also: taste
verb
kiss lightly
See also: peck
verb
press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
adverb
directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
Example sentences
Men and women both talk smack and say gross stuff.
Your own site currently consists of smack talk, memes, and a mailing list button.
Even if your hooked to the gills on smack, the media makes detox so dramatic.
Because sadly it's right smack in the middle of Poe's Law territory.
This seems to smack of shameless self promotion by Calacanis.
They're by the road side, or even as is the case in my home town, smack in the middle of the shopping district.
What they ought to do, of course, is what any ordinary mammal does when their offspring goes too far - smack them.
We're smack in the middle of an uncanny valley between two economic periods.
Reading all this smack talk about PHP on HN is so alien considering how thriving the PHP community actually is.
Right away you'll run smack into the problem of XML namespaces, which is a feature that every XML library pretends to support, but with a whole bunch of caveats.
This may seem unlikely from the perspective of today but it's right smack on the path of technology and economics, it's pretty much inevitable.
This is off topic, but does anyone else have a "This Weeks Top 5 Posts" section smack in the middle of the article?Is that something new Medium are automatically injecting?
The issue of "so smart he needs a challenge so leave something for him to find" may overlap with "so narcissistic he needs something to smack you with so make a deliberate 'mistake' for him to find".
The solution, which in retrospect I smack myself for not doing the due diligence to find out, is to insist on getting allocated to and speaking with your future team as a condition of accepting an offer.
Well, not in the offensive sense of "bitch, you better behave or ima smack you", but at least something modern like "honey, when you talk to my employees and act really strange and intimidating around them, it makes things very difficult for me at work".The wife's behavior seems to be the catalyst for nearly all the drama described here.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use smack in a sentence?
Men and women both talk smack and say gross stuff.
What does smack mean?
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
What part of speech is smack?
smack is commonly used as noun, verb, adverb.