smack
$ \mathrm{smack}^1 |smak|
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noun
a sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand:
(特に子供を罰するために)平手でたたくこと, 平手打ち(slap); ⦅英・くだけて⦆ 握りこぶしできつくたたくこと(punch); 強打
e.g. she gave Mark a smack across the face.
a loud, sharp sound made by a slap or similar action:
パシッ[ピシッ]という音
e.g. she closed the ledger with a smack.
a loud kiss:
チュッと音を立てるキス
e.g. I was saluted with two hearty smacks on my cheeks.
verb with object
strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment:
(罰するために)〈子供〉を手でたたく, ピシャッと打つ, …に平手打ちを食わせる; 〖~ A on [in, over] the B〗 A〈人〉のB〈体の一部〉をピシャッとたたく(→ hit); ⦅英・くだけて⦆ 〈人〉を(握りこぶしで)なぐる
e.g. Jessica smacked his face quite hard.
smash, drive, or put forcefully into or onto something:
〖~ A+副詞〗 A〈人・物〉をバシッと打ちつける[ぶつける]; 〖~ A down+副詞〗 A〈物〉をバシッと音を立てて置く (!〖副詞〗は場所の表現)
e.g. he smacked a fist into the palm of a black-gloved hand.
part (one's lips) noisily in eager anticipation or enjoyment of food, drink, or other pleasures.
〈人〉 【の顔など】に音を立ててキスをする «on»
archaic crack (a whip).
adverb informal
1. in a sudden and violent way:
⦅くだけて⦆ まともに, もろに(directly)
e.g. I ran smack into the back of a parked truck.
2. exactly; precisely:
まさに, ちょうど(exactly)
e.g. our mother's house was smack in the middle of the city.
PHRASES
a smack in the face (also a smack in the eye)
informal something that causes great offense, disappointment, or distress:
e.g. the government's refusal to reconsider their decision is another smack in the face for those workers.
ORIGIN
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘part (one's lips) noisily’): from Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin; compare with German schmatzen ‘eat or kiss noisily’.
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verb no object (smack of)
have a flavor of; taste of:
〖~ of A〗Aの味がする (!進行形にしない)
e.g. the tea smacked of peppermint.
suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant):
〖~ of A〗 A〈不快な態度・性質など〉が感じられる (!進行形にしない)
e.g. the whole thing smacks of a cover-up.
noun (a smack of)
a flavor or taste of:
〖a ~ of A〗 Aのかすかな味, 少量のA
e.g. anything with even a modest smack of hops dries the palate.
a trace or suggestion of:
Aらしい[じみた]点
e.g. I hear the smack of collusion between them.
ORIGIN
Old English smæc ‘flavor, smell’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smaak and German Geschmack.
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noun
US a fishing boat, often one equipped with a well for keeping the caught fish alive.
小型帆船
mainly British a single-masted sailboat used for fishing or coastal commerce.
⦅英⦆ 小型漁船
ORIGIN
early 17th century: from Dutch smak, of unknown ultimate origin.
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noun informal
heroin:
⦅俗⦆ ヘロイン(heroin)
e.g. I was out scoring smack.
ORIGIN
1940s: probably an alteration of Yiddish schmeck ‘a sniff’.