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smack

adverb as in directly, exactly

noun as in strike, often with hand

verb as in strike, often with hand

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One of the police officers smacked Seidel on the head with his gun, knocking him out—but his warning saved the other diggers, who raced back to safety in the West.

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In one swift motion, Mr. Beaver smacked his broad tail against the water.

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The French driver lost control and smacked the barriers heavily, hitting his helmet in anger at the error that ended his session.

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The whole project smacked of the taxation without representation that America was founded to resist.

But this film falls smack in the middle.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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