smack
About 0.97 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
rice pudding with a smack of cinnamon
- noun A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- noun Synonym of heroin.
- noun A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- verb To get the flavor of.
- verb To have a particular taste; used with of.
- verb To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
Her reckless behavior smacks of pride.
- noun A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack.
Similar words
slap thwack bang slapdash junk smooch shit tang sapidity taste
Often followed by
of in into on dab the him and her
Word family
smacked smacking smacks
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