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Smack | Smack \Smack\, n. [OE. smak, AS. ssm?c taste, savor; akin to D. smaak, G. geschmack, OHG. smac; cf. Lith. smagus pleasant. Cf. {Smack}, v. i.] 1. Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] So quickly they have taken a smack in covetousness. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] They felt the smack of this world. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 2. A small quantity; a taste. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. A loud kiss; a buss. ``A clamorous smack.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip. [1913 Webster] 5. A quick, smart blow; a slap. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] |
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