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smack verb
/smæk/ v Definition
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[T] to hit someone or something forcefully with the flat inside part of your hand, producing a short loud noise, especially as a way of punishing a childI never smack my children.
I'll smack your bottom if you don't behave yourself.
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[I or T usually + adverb or preposition] to hit something hard against something elseI smacked my head on the corner of the shelf.
She smacked her books down on the table and stormed out of the room.
(Definition of smack verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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