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# smack

«smack» in Mova's school dictionary: **To hit someone or something hard with an open hand** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (smack, smacks, smacked, smacking); noun (a smack, smacks); adverb (smack in the middle, informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To hit someone or something hard with an open hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#m1)

2) (noun) A hit with an open hand, or the loud sound of a hit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#m2)

3) (adverb, informal) Exactly or directly: smack in the middle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#m3)

4) (informal) A loud kiss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#m4)

5) «Smack of» means to suggest something: that smacks of cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#m5)

6) (slang) An illegal drug (heroin); also a small fishing boat (old). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#m6)

7) To smack your lips means to make a noisy sound with your mouth, usually when you are about to eat something tasty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, «smack» describes a hit; hitting is not OK. In stories, the ball hit him smack on the nose. In sport, «a smack» is a hard hit. Phrases: smack in the middle, smack your lips, smack of.

### examples

- The ball landed smack in the middle of the goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#x1)
- She smacked her lips at the smell of pizza. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#x2)
- He hit the wall with a loud smack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#x3)
- Gran gave me a big smack on the cheek. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#x4)
- Hitting is never OK. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#x5)
- His excuse smacked of a lie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#x6)
- Iktomi trudged along with his burden, smacking his hungry lips together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: smacked. «Smack your lips» means close them with a sound when food looks good. Smacking children is against the law in many countries.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «smack» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smack/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.