smack-bang
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smack-bang — British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal exactly in a particular place, especially in the middle of somewhere. She lives smack bang in the middle of London. (always + adv/prep) … New idioms dictionary
smack-bang — See: smack III … English dictionary
smack — Ⅰ. smack [1] ► NOUN 1) a sharp blow given with the palm of the hand. 2) a loud, sharp sound made by such a blow. 3) a loud kiss. ► VERB 1) hit with a smack. 2) smash, drive, or put forcefully into or o … English terms dictionary
smack — I UK [smæk] / US verb Word forms smack : present tense I/you/we/they smack he/she/it smacks present participle smacking past tense smacked past participle smacked * [transitive] to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object I don t believe… … English dictionary
smack — smack1 [smæk] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch smacken to hit . smack of 1300 1400 From smack taste (11 21 centuries), from Old English smAc] 1.) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smack — 1 verb (T) 1 to hit a child with your hand in order to punish them: To bed now, or I ll smack your bottom! 2 to hit something against something else so that it makes a short loud noise: smack sth against/into etc: He smacked his fist against his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smack — smack1 noun 1》 a sharp blow or slap, typically one given with the palm of the hand. ↘a loud, sharp sound made by or as by such a blow. 2》 a loud kiss. verb 1》 hit with a smack. 2》 smash, drive, or put forcefully into or on to something. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
smack — 1. noun /smæk/ a) A distinct flavour. He was not sailorly, and yet he had a smack of the sea about him too. b) A slight trace of something; a smattering. 2. verb /smæk/ a) To indicate or suggest something … Wiktionary
bang — [adv] suddenly, with force abruptly, hard, headlong, head on, noisily, precisely, smack, straight, suddenly; concept 540 Ant. slowly bang [n1] explosive noise blast, boom, burst, clang, clap, clash, crack, detonation, discharge, howl, peal, pop,… … New thesaurus
smack — [adv] directly, exactly accurately, bang*, clearly, just, plumb, point blank*, precisely, right, sharp, square, squarely, straight; concept 557 Ant. indirectly, inexactly, off smack [n/v] strike, often with hand bang, blip, blow, box, buffet,… … New thesaurus
