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Collocations for smack - noun

ADJECTIVE

firm (BrE), good, hard
light
loud, resounding
He landed with a loud smack.

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VERB + smack

give sb, land (sb)
He longed to land her a good smack in the face.
get

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PREPOSITION

with a smack
She brought her hand down on the water with a smack.

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Collocations for smack - verb

1. (esp. BrE) hit sb as a punishment

ADVERB

hard
I'll smack you very hard if you do that again!

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PREPOSITION

on
She smacked the boy on the leg.

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2. hit sb/sth

ADVERB

accidentally
I accidentally smacked him in the face with a ruler.
hard
I smacked him hard across the face.

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PREPOSITION

against, into
He turned around and smacked into a wall.

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PHRASES

smack sb across the face, smack sb in the face, smack sb on the shoulder, smack sb upside the head (AmE)
He smacked me in the face.
The teacher smacked me upside the head.

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smack of sth - PHRASAL VERB

ADVERB

a little, slightly, etc.
This move smacks a little of desperation.
just
It just smacks of paranoia.
strongly, too much
Today's announcement smacks strongly of a government cover-up.

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Smack is used with these nouns as the object:
bottom, fist, forehead, lip

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