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- pronunciation:
- smaek
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a taste or slight hint of a flavor or the like.
a smack of rosemary in the stew- similar words:
- dash, kiss, tang
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| definition 2: |
a small quantity; touch.
a serious drama with a smack of humor- similar words:
- catch, dash
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| related words: |
dab, lick, tinge, touch, trace |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
smacks, smacking, smacked |
| definition 1: |
to suggest a taste, smell, or the like (often fol. by of).
His breath smacks of garlic. |
| definition 2: |
to hint at or indicate something.
Your behavior smacks of treachery. |
| related words: |
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