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noun (1)

ˈsmak How to pronounce smack (audio)
Definition of smacknext
as in splash
a very small amount add just a smack of vanilla to the whipped cream and the dessert will be perfect

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smack

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noun (2)

as in slap
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the cook gave him a smack on the wrist when he tried to sneak an early taste of the sauce

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smack

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verb

as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers

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Recent Examples of smack
Noun
Then the others, perhaps hearing the now-familiar smack, smack, slurp of group tonsil hockey, followed suit. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 9 June 2026 The neighborhood/area Park Hyatt is smack dab in the center of District 1, steps from the Saigon Opera House. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Verb
But a 92 mph sinker got Lewis to smack a ball straight to Isaac Collins in left field to end the inning. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Wood stayed in the game for a lengthy bottom of the seventh, during which Phillies outfielder Derek Hill smacked a go-ahead grand slam to stir the crowd at Citizens Bank Park. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smack
  1. splash
  2. slap
  3. hit
  4. shred
  5. blow
  6. knock
  7. sprinkling
  8. thump
Noun
  • Signing Imai this winter represented a splash for a franchise that is reluctant to spend in free agency while signaling its advancement into the Pacific Rim.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, the phone is only IP55 rated—safe from splashes but not full submersion.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of splash
Noun
  • After the leap and slap, Yan stood straight up with his feet together and lifted both arms over his head.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The hot slap of her rebellion was heightened by the gulf in the social positions of the two men from whom her bloodline sprang.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slap
Verb
  • Moehrig responded with 103 tackles — one off his 2024 total — while establishing career highs with 14 tackles for loss, three sacks and seven quarterback hits.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The height of hurricane season looms, and Gulf Coast refineries have in the past been derailed by major hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit
Noun
  • The pork chop came with an unfamiliar vegetable, shreds of a green stalk.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • How to Grate Zucchini Once grated, the one large zucchini for this recipe should come out to about 1 ¾ cups of shreds.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
Definition of shred
Noun
  • The breach is the latest blow to a struggling small city that has faced years of severe budget deficits, pushing it to the brink of insolvency, as well as chronic understaffing in its police, fire and other municipal departments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That would be a heavy blow for an economy growing at less than 1% a year.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of blow
Verb
  • Northerly breezes will knock the humidity levels down a bit with dewpoint temps in the mid-60s.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Moments later, Sikorski walked past the teen girl who was recording the incident and her phone was knocked to the ground.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of knock
Noun
  • The majority of this year's hottest ZIP codes are located on the East Coast, with a sprinkling in the upper Midwest.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Think of it like a recipe, maybe adding flowers to a frosted cake or sprinkling powdered sugar atop a sponge cake; Stewart's rose gold hair injects a sprinkle of the same whimsy into the last few weeks of summertime.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprinkling
Noun
  • The lower-vocal harmony struggles to stand out any time the deeper bass thumps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Ramirez was Miami’s primary catcher as a rookie last season and can add some thump to Miami’s lineup, but his work defensively remains underwhelming.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of thump

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