smack

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. clap, whack, slap; kiss, buss; savor, tastiness, flavor, gusto, relish, taste. See impulse, endearment. —v. slap, strike, smite, whack; taste, savor; smack of, recall, call to mind. See similarity, memory.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. precisely, just, clearly; see exactly .

n.

1. [A sharp noise]

Syn. bang, crack, snap; see noise 1 .

2. [A slap]

Syn. pat, hit, spank; see below 1 .

3. [A small amount]

Syn. trace, suggestion, touch; see bit 1 , 2 .

v.

1. [To hit smartly]

Syn. slap, spank, cuff; see hit 1 .

2. [To kiss]

Syn. greet, press the lips to, smooch; see kiss .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

slap, blow, clout, clap, sock, hit, crack, spanking, cuff, whack.

II

v.

slap, clout, clap, sock, hit, crack, spank, cuff, whack.

III

adv.

directly, squarely, exactly, precisely, point-blank.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The act or an instance of kissing: buss, kiss, osculation, smacker. Informal: peck1. Slang: smooch. See TOUCH. 2. A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box2, buffet, bust, chop1, cuff, punch, slap, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal: clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE. II adverb With precision or absolute conformity: bang, dead, direct, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, square, squarely, straight. Slang: smack-dab. See PRECISE. III verb To have a particular flavor or suggestion of something: savor, smell, suggest, taste. See SUGGEST.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To touch or caress with the lips, especially as a sign of passion or affection: buss, kiss, osculate. Informal: peck1. Slang: smooch. See TOUCH. 2. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box2, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, slap, spank, swat, whack. Informal: clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense: flavor, relish, sapor, savor, tang, taste, zest. See TASTE. 2. A distinctive yet intangible quality deemed typical of a given thing: aroma, atmosphere, flavor, savor. See TASTE.