I. ˈsmak noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smæc; akin to Old High German smac taste and probably to Lithuanian smaguris sweet tooth
Date: before 12th century
1. : characteristic taste or flavor ; also : a perceptible taste or tincture
2. : a small quantity
II. intransitive verb
Date: 13th century
1. : to have a taste or flavor
2. : to have a trace, vestige, or suggestion
a proposal that smack s of treason
III. noun
Etymology: Dutch smak or Low German smack
Date: 1533
: a sailing ship (as a sloop or cutter) used chiefly in coasting and fishing
IV. verb
Etymology: akin to Middle Dutch smacken to strike
Date: 1557
transitive verb
1. : to close and open (lips) noisily and often in rapid succession especially in eating
2.
a. : to kiss with or as if with a smack
b. : to strike so as to produce a smack
intransitive verb
: to make or give a smack
V. noun
Date: 1570
1. : a quick sharp noise made by rapidly compressing and opening the lips
2. : a loud kiss
3. : a sharp slap or blow
VI. adverb
Date: 1782
: squarely and sharply : directly
smack in the middle
VII. noun
Etymology: perhaps from Yiddish shmek sniff, whiff, pinch (of snuff)
Date: circa 1960
slang : heroin