smack

smack
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noun
ADJECTIVE
firm (BrE), good, hard
light
loud, resounding

He landed with a loud smack.

VERB + SMACK
give sb, land (sb)

He longed to land her a good smack in the face.

get
PREPOSITION
with a smack

She brought her hand down on the water with a smack.

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verb
1 (esp. BrE) hit sb as a punishment
ADVERB
hard

I'll smack you very hard if you do that again!

PREPOSITION
on

She smacked the boy on the leg.

2 hit sb/sth
ADVERB
accidentally

I accidentally smacked him in the face with a ruler.

hard

I smacked him hard across the face.

PREPOSITION
against, into

He turned around and smacked into a wall.

PHRASES
smack sb across the face, smack sb in the face, smack sb on the shoulder, smack sb upside the head (AmE)

He smacked me in the face.

The teacher smacked me upside the head.

PHRASAL VERB
smack of sth
ADVERB
a little, slightly, etc.

This move smacks a little of desperation.

just

It just smacks of paranoia.

strongly, too much

Today's announcement smacks strongly of a government cover-up.

Smack is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bottom, ↑fist, ↑forehead, ↑lip

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