- smack into
- collide, hit
The first car ran smack into the car behind it.
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smack — I UK [smæk] / US verb Word forms smack : present tense I/you/we/they smack he/she/it smacks present participle smacking past tense smacked past participle smacked * [transitive] to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object I don t believe… … English dictionary
smack — smack1 [ smæk ] verb 1. ) transitive to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object: I don t believe it s right to smack children when they re being naughty. a ) transitive BRITISH INFORMAL to hit someone with your FIST (=closed hand): He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smack — 1 verb (T) 1 to hit a child with your hand in order to punish them: To bed now, or I ll smack your bottom! 2 to hit something against something else so that it makes a short loud noise: smack sth against/into etc: He smacked his fist against his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smack — smack1 [smæk] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch smacken to hit . smack of 1300 1400 From smack taste (11 21 centuries), from Old English smAc] 1.) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smack — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, abruptly, aftertaste, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic,… … Moby Thesaurus
smack — smack1 /smak/, n. 1. a taste or flavor, esp. a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something: The chicken had just a smack of garlic. 2. a trace, touch, or suggestion of something. 3. a taste, mouthful, or small quantity. v.i. 4. to have a … Universalium
smack — Ⅰ. smack [1] ► NOUN 1) a sharp blow given with the palm of the hand. 2) a loud, sharp sound made by such a blow. 3) a loud kiss. ► VERB 1) hit with a smack. 2) smash, drive, or put forcefully into or o … English terms dictionary
Smack-Off — The Smack Off is an annual invitation only competition on The Jim Rome Show , held in mid to late spring and which takes up the entire program on a Friday. The contest is a way to recognize the best callers to the show, as well as a means of… … Wikipedia
smack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ firm (BrE), good, hard ▪ light ▪ loud, resounding ▪ He landed with a loud smack … Collocations dictionary
Smack (ship) — A smack was an English sailing vessel that was used to bring the fish to market for most of the 19th century and even in small numbers up to the Second World War. The smack was originally cutter rigged, until C1865 when the smacks became so large … Wikipedia
