smack
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- Heroin.
- A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A group of jellyfish.
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
Verb
- To get the flavor of.
- To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To make a smacking sound.
- To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
Adverb
- As if with a smack or slap; smartly; sharply.
Proper noun
- An Apache-based solution stack consisting of Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra, and Kafka.
- A surname from German.
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