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smack
directly
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adverb
directly
“he ran bang into the pole”
noun
the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
noun
an enthusiastic kiss
noun
street names for heroin
noun
a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
noun
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
noun
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
verb
press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
verb
deliver a hard blow to
“The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved”
verb
kiss lightly
verb
have a distinctive or characteristic taste
“This tastes of nutmeg”
verb
have an element suggestive (of something)
“his speeches smacked of racism”
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he ran bang into the pole
ran slap into her
The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved
This tastes of nutmeg
his speeches smacked of racism
this passage smells of plagiarism
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