Word

smack, v.
(smacked, smacking, smacks)
freq. cnt. 3

deliver a hard blow to
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

smack thwack

sample sentences

"The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smacking smack smacker smack

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thwack

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit

have an element suggestive (of something)
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

reek smack smell

sample sentences

"his speeches smacked of racism"
"this passage smells of plagiarism"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

suggest, paint a picture, evoke

press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
<verb.consumption>

smack

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

utter, let out, let loose, emit

kiss lightly
<verb.contact>

peck smack

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smack

semantic pointers

hypernym

kiss, snog, buss, osculate

have a distinctive or characteristic taste
<verb.perception>

smack taste

sample sentences

"This tastes of nutmeg"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smack

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tasting taste taste taste

semantic pointers

hypernym

taste, savor, savour