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title: smack — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «smack» in the school dictionary: To hit someone or something hard with an open hand. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# smack

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Smack, you, ball, She, pizza, He · **What happens:** hit, mean, suggest, smack, make, be · **To what, where:** someone, something, cheating, lips, noisy sound, middle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«smack» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [smack in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smack.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hit someone or something hard with an open hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:m1:1
# text = To hit someone or something hard with an open hand.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme someone=Co-Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hit with an open hand, or the loud sound of a hit.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:m2:1
# text = A hit with an open hand, or the loud sound of a hit.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adverb, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Exactly or directly: smack in the middle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:m3:1
# text = Exactly or directly: smack in the middle.
1	Exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	smack	smack	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A loud kiss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:m4:1
# text = A loud kiss.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kiss	kiss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Smack of» means to suggest something: that smacks of cheating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:m5:1
# text = «Smack of» means to suggest something: that smacks of cheating.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Smack	Smack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	suggest	suggest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	smacks	smack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	cheating	cheating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Smack |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Smack *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 3 | **smack** |  |  | cheating |  |  |  |  | nom smack «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An illegal drug (heroin); also a small fishing boat (old).

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:m6:1
# text = An illegal drug (heroin); also a small fishing boat (old).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	illegal	illegal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	drug	drug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	heroin	heroin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To smack your lips means to make a noisy sound with your mouth, usually when you are about to eat something tasty.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:m7:1
# text = To smack your lips means to make a noisy sound with your mouth, usually when you are about to eat something tasty.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	smack	smack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	about	about	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	obj	_	_
23	tasty	tasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smack** | to-infinitive |  | your lips |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a noisy sound |  |  |  | with your mouth | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |
| 4 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | about, usually *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **eat** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball landed smack in the middle of the goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:x1:1
# text = The ball landed smack in the middle of the goal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	smack	smack	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | the ball |  |  | the middle of the goal |  | smack *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in middle=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She smacked her lips at the smell of pizza.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:x2:1
# text = She smacked her lips at the smell of pizza.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smacked	smack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smack** | past | She | her lips |  | the smell of pizza |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Patient |
| 2 | **smell** |  | pizza |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hit the wall with a loud smack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:x3:1
# text = He hit the wall with a loud smack.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	smack	smack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | He | the wall |  |  |  | with a loud smack | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent wall=Patient with smack=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran gave me a big smack on the cheek.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:x4:1
# text = Gran gave me a big smack on the cheek.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smack	smack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Gran | a big smack | me | the cheek |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient smack=Theme on cheek=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hitting is never OK.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:x5:1
# text = Hitting is never OK.
1	Hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	OK	ok	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | ok *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His excuse smacked of a lie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:x6:1
# text = His excuse smacked of a lie.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smacked	smack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smack** | past | His excuse |  |  |  |  | of a lie | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **excuse** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Iktomi trudged along with his burden, smacking his hungry lips together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smack:x7:1
# text = Iktomi trudged along with his burden, smacking his hungry lips together.
1	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	trudged	trudge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	along	along	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	burden	burden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	smacking	smack	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trudge** | past | Iktomi |  |  |  |  | with Iktomi's burden; along *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **smack** | gerund | Iktomi *not said here* | Iktomi's hungry lips |  |  |  | together *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Patient |
| 3 | **burden** |  | Iktomi |  |  |  |  |  | nom burden «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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