smack of the whip

smack of the whip
crack of a whip, sound made when one thrashes a whip

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  • smack — 1. n., v., & adv. n. 1 a sharp slap or blow esp. with the palm of the hand or a flat object. 2 a hard hit at cricket etc. 3 a loud kiss (gave her a hearty smack). 4 a loud sharp sound (heard the smack as it hit the floor). v. 1 tr. strike with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • smack — smack1 noun 1》 a sharp blow or slap, typically one given with the palm of the hand.     ↘a loud, sharp sound made by or as by such a blow. 2》 a loud kiss. verb 1》 hit with a smack. 2》 smash, drive, or put forcefully into or on to something. 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smack — Smack, v. t. 1. To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss. [1913 Webster] 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smack — {{11}}smack (n.1) taste, flavor, now mainly in verbal figurative use smacks of ... (first attested 1590s; smack as a verb in this sense is from late 14c.), from O.E. smæc, from P.Gmc. *smak (Cf. O.Fris. smek, Du. smaak, O.H.G. smac, Ger.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • whip — v 1. lash, switch, birch, scourge, flog, flagellate; horsewhip, cowhide, curry, strap, flail, Sl. belt; spank, thrash, thresh, Inf. trim, Inf. lace, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide, Inf. whale, Inf. whale the tar out of, Brit. Dial. yerk; strike, hit,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • whip — Synonyms and related words: Ferris wheel, Jehu, MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, accelerate, aerate, agitate, alderman, assemblyman, avert, bang, baste, bastinado, batter, beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beat up, belabor, belt,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • smack — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, abruptly, aftertaste, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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