What is "smack"

Smack \Smack\, n. [D. smak; akin to LG. smack, smak, Dan. smakke, G. schmacke, F. semaque.] (Naut.) A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

Smack \Smack\, v. t.

1. To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.

2. To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a quick compression and separation of the parts of the mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by separating them in the act of kissing or after tasting.

   Drinking off the cup, and smacking his lips with an air of ineffable relish.
   --Sir W. Scott.

3. To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack a whip. ``She smacks the silken thong.''
   --Young.

Smack \Smack\, adv. As if with a smack or slap. [Colloq.]

Smack \Smack\, n. a slang term for heroin. [slang]

Smack \Smack\, n. [OE. smak, AS. ssm?c taste, savor; akin to D. smaak, G. geschmack, OHG. smac; cf. Lith. smagus pleasant. Cf. Smack, v. i.]

1. Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor; tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used figuratively.

   So quickly they have taken a smack in covetousness.
   --Robynson (More's Utopia).

   They felt the smack of this world.
   --Latimer.

2. A small quantity; a taste.
   --Dryden.

3. A loud kiss; a buss. ``A clamorous smack.''
   --Shak.

4. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.

5. A quick, smart blow; a slap.
   --Johnson.

Smack \Smack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Smacking.] [OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, -- from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smach?n to have a taste (and, derived from the same source, G. schmatzen to smack the lips, to kiss with a sharp noise, MHG. smatzen, smackzeen), Icel. smakka to taste, Sw. smaka, Dan. smage. See 2d Smack, n.]

1. To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular taste.

2. To have or exhibit indications of the presence of any character or quality.

   All sects, all ages, smack of this vice.
   --Shak.

3. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.

4. To make a noise by the separation of the lips after tasting anything.

"a taste, flavor, savor" especially a slight flavor that suggests something, from Old English smæc "taste; scent, odor," from Proto-Germanic *smak- (cognates: Old Frisian smek, Middle Dutch smæck, Dutch smaak, Old High German smac, German Geschmack, Swedish smak, Danish smag), from a Germanic and Baltic root *smeg- meaning "to taste" (cognates: Lithuanian smaguriai "dainties," smagus "pleasing"). Meaning "a trace (of something)" is attested from 1530s.

"heroin," 1942, American English slang, probably an alteration of schmeck "a drug," especially heroin (1932), from Yiddish schmeck "a sniff."

"make a sharp noise with the lips," 1550s, probably of imitative origin (see smack (v.2)). With adverbial force, "suddenly, directly," from 1782; extended form smack-dab is attested from 1892, American English colloquial (slap-dab is from 1886).

single-masted sailboat, 1610s, probably from Dutch or Low German smak "sailboat," perhaps from smakken "to fling, dash" (see smack (v.2)), perhaps so-called from the sound made by its sails. French semaque, Spanish zumaca, Italian semacca probably are Germanic borrowings.

"to slap a flat surface with the hand," 1835, from smack (n.) in this sense; perhaps influenced by Low German smacken "to strike, throw," which is likely of imitative origin (compare Swedish smak "slap," Middle Low German smacken, Frisian smakke, Dutch smakken "to fling down," Lithuanian smagiu "to strike, knock down, whip").

mid-13c., "to smell (something"); mid-14c., "to taste (something), perceive by taste" (transitive); late 14c. "to have a taste, taste of" (intransitive), from smack (n.1). Compare Old English smæccan "to taste," Old Frisian smakia Middle Dutch smaecken, Old High German smakken "have a savor, scent, or taste," German schmecken "taste, try, smell, perceive." Sometimes also smatch. Now mainly in verbal figurative use smacks of ... (first attested 1590s). "Commonly but erroneously regarded as identical with [ smack (n.2)], as if 'taste' proceeds from 'smacking the lips.'" [Century Dictionary]

"smart, sharp sound made by the lips," 1560s, from smack (v.1). Meaning "a loud kiss" is recorded from c.1600. Meaning "sharp sound made by hitting something with the flat of the hand" is from c.1746.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A distinct flavor. 2 A slight trace of something; a smattering. 3 (context slang English) heroin. vb. 1 To indicate or suggest something. 2 To have a particular taste. Etymology 2

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   adv. As if with a smack or slap n. 1 A sharp blow; a slap. ''See also: spank.'' 2 A loud kiss. 3 A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip. v

2. 1 To slap someone, or to make a smacking sound. 2 (context New Zealand English) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (US spank) 3 To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat. 4 To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.

1. n. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: slap]

2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, tang]

3. a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast

4. street names for heroin [syn: big H, hell dust, nose drops, thunder]

5. an enthusiastic kiss [syn: smooch]

6. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand [syn: smacking, slap]

7. adv. directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, bolt]

8. v. deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved" [syn: thwack]

9. have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism" [syn: reek]

10. have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg" [syn: taste]

11. kiss lightly [syn: peck]

12. eat noisily by smacking one's lips

Smack is a Los Angeles pop/rock band formed by singer/guitarist Lantz L'Amour, current L.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades, former and now current Blessings bassist Jamie Zimlin, and former Junkyard drummer Patrick Muzingo.

Smack was a Finnish band, which was active 1982-1990. The band's original line-up consisted of singer Claude, guitarists Kartsa and Manchuria, bassist Cheri and drummer Kinde.

Smack(s) may refer to:

• Slapping (strike), a broad stroke made with the open hand
• Spanking, a form of corporal punishment
• Heroin, a narcotic drug
• Smack (ship), a small decked or half-decked vessel
• Smack talk, the use of threatening or intentionally inflammatory language
• A collective noun for a group of jellyfish
• Honey Smacks, a breakfast cereal sometimes marketed simply as Smacks

Smack was a Brazilian post-punk band from São Paulo, formed in 1983 and characterized by its raw and experimental instrumentation heavily influenced by Gang of Four, Talking Heads, Os Mutantes and The Jam, among others.

The band ended in 1986, but reunited in 2005. It ceased activities definitely in 2015 after vocalist Sérgio Pamplona's death.

A smack was a traditional fishing boat used off the coast of Britain and the Atlantic coast of America for most of the 19th century and, in small numbers, up to the Second World War. Many larger smacks were originally cutter-rigged sailing boats until about 1865, when smacks had become so large that cutter main booms were unhandy. The smaller smacks retain the gaff cutter rig. The larger smacks were lengthened and re-rigged and new ketch-rigged smacks were built, but boats varied from port to port. Some boats had a topsail on the mizzen mast, while others had a bowsprit carrying a jib.

Large numbers smacks operated in fleets from ports in the UK such as Brixham, Grimsby and Lowestoft as well as at locations along the Thames Estuary. In England the sails were white cotton until a proofing coat was applied, usually after the sail was a few years old. This gave the sails its distinctive red ochre colour, which made them a picturesque sight in large numbers. Smacks were often rebuilt into steam boats in the 1950s.

Smack (full name: Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel) is a Linux kernel security module that protects data and process interaction from malicious manipulation using a set of custom mandatory access control (MAC) rules, with simplicity as its main design goal. It has been officially merged since the Linux 2.6.25 release, and was the main access control mechanism for the MeeGo mobile Operating System. It is also used to sandbox HTML5 web applications in the Tizen architecture, in the commercial Wind River Linux solutions for embedded device development, and in Philips Digital TV products.