1. (

• smack ,
• smacking ,
• slap

) the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand ;

1. (

• smack ,
• thwack

) deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved" ;

2. (

• smack ,
• reek ,
• smell ,

) have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" ;

3. (

• smack ,
• taste ,

) have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg" ;

4. (

• smack ,
• peck

) kiss lightly ;

5. (

• smack

) press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating ;