Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - smack
Smack
smack
1. n., v., & adv. --n. 1 a sharp slap or blow esp. with the palm of the hand or a flat object. 2 a hard hit at cricket etc. 3 a loud kiss (gave her a hearty smack). 4 a loud sharp sound (heard the smack as it hit the floor). --v. 1 tr. strike with the open hand etc. 2 tr. part (one's lips) noisily in eager anticipation or enjoyment of food or another delight. 3 tr. crack (a whip). 4 tr. & intr. move, hit, etc., with a smack. --adv. colloq. 1 with a smack. 2 suddenly; directly; violently (landed smack on my desk). 3 exactly (hit it smack in the centre). Phrases and idioms have a smack at colloq. make an attempt, attack, etc., at. a smack in the eye (or face) colloq. a rebuff; a setback. Etymology: MDu. smack(en) of imit. orig. 2. v. & n. (foll. by of) --v.intr. 1 have a flavour of; taste of (smacked of garlic). 2 suggest the presence or effects of (it smacks of nepotism). --n. 1 a flavour; a taste that suggests the presence of something. 2 (in a person's character etc.) a barely discernible quality (just a smack of superciliousness). 3 (in food etc.) a very small amount (add a smack of ginger). Etymology: OE sm{aelig}c 3. n. a single-masted sailing-boat for coasting or fishing. Etymology: Du. smak f. earlier smacke; orig. unkn. 4. n. sl. a hard drug, esp. heroin, sold or used illegally. Etymology: prob. alt. of Yiddish schmeck sniff
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smæc; akin to Old High German smac taste and probably to Lithuanian smaguris sweet tooth Date: before 12th century characteristic taste or flavor, a small quantity, II. intransitive verb Date: 13th century to have a taste or flavor, to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion , III. noun Etymology: Dutch smak or Low German ~ Date: 1533 a sailing ship (as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing, IV. verb Etymology: akin to Middle Dutch ~en to strike Date: 1557 transitive verb to close and open (lips) noisily and often in rapid succession especially in eating, 2. to kiss with or as if with a ~, to strike so as to produce a ~, intransitive verb to make or give a ~, V. noun Date: 1570 a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips, a loud kiss, a sharp slap or blow, VI. adverb Date: 1782 squarely and sharply ; directly , VII. noun Etymology: perhaps from Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff, pinch (of snuff) Date: circa 1960 heroin ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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