The meaning of SMACK is characteristic taste or flavor; also : a perceptible taste or tincture. How to use smack in a sentence.

smack verb [I/T] (HIT FORCEFULLY) Add to word list to hit someone or something forcefully, usually making a loud noise:

1. With a smack: fell smack on her head. 2. Directly: "We were smack in the middle of another controversy about a public man's personal life" (Ellen Goodman).

If you smack someone, you hit them with your hand. She smacked me on the side of the head. [VERB noun]

Definition of smack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to drive or send with a sharp, resounding blow or stroke: to smack a ball over a fence. to close and open (the lips) smartly so as to produce a sharp sound, often as a sign of relish, as in eating.

Dec 29, 2025 · Verb smack (third-person singular simple present smacks, present participle smacking, simple past and past participle smacked) To slap or hit someone. To make a …