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- [smak]
- /smæk/
- /smæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smak]
- /smæk/
Definitions of smack word
- noun smack Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934. 1
- noun smack David Bremner [brem-ner] /ˈbrɛm nər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1906, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1899–1903. 1
- noun smack Fletcher ("Smack") 1898–1952, U.S. jazz pianist, arranger, and bandleader. 1
- noun smack a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River. 1
- noun smack a city in SE Nevada, near Las Vegas. 1
- noun smack a city in N North Carolina. 1
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Origin of smack
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English smacke, Old English smæc; cognate with Middle Low German smak, German Geschmack taste; (v.) Middle English smacken to perceive by taste, have a (specified) taste, derivative of the noun; compare German schmacken
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Parts of speech for Smack
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smack popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
smack usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smack
noun smack
- aftertaste — An aftertaste is a taste that remains in your mouth after you have finished eating or drinking something.
- autosuggestion — a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
- bat — A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- bell-ringer — Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
- bitters — bitter-tasting spirits of varying alcoholic content flavoured with plant extracts
adv smack
- as well — You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
verb smack
- bam — a hoax, deception, cheating
- bamming — a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- belt — A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
- blitzed — inebriated; drunk
noun, verb smack
- clonk — to make a loud dull thud
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