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verb
- To make a smacking sound.
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
adv
noun
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
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noun
noun
verb
noun
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A gust of wind.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
noun
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- (slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.
- (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
- (countable) A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.
- (countable, music) The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
- (slang, countable) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.
adv
verb
- to play music at loud volume
- hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
- (transitive) To place, to put carelessly.
- (transitive, informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).
- (transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.
- (intransitive) To strike soundly against something.
- (transitive) To strike someone, typically with an open hand, often on the face.
- (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent, especially when relating to music.
- (transitive, informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).
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noun
- (slang) A violent blow; a punch.
- (clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
- (historical, uncommon) Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
- (computing, networking) Clipping of socket.
- The lower leg of an animal (of an animal) that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
- (aviation, informal) Ellipsis of windsock.
- A ploughshare.
- (firearms, informal) Ellipsis of gun sock.
- A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
- (Internet slang) Ellipsis of sock puppet.
- hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
- a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
intj
verb
noun
- A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
- The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
- A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
- (agriculture) Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
- The crest or top of a hill.
verb
- To speak crisply or sharply.
- To strike sharply.
- To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.
- (specifically, especially archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
- (figurative) To say (something) crisply or sharply.
- (intransitive) To take a small, quick bite.
- Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.
- To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
- (transitive) To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.
- To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.
- To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.
- strike sharply
- break a small piece off from
noun
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
verb
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
noun
- (slang) A punch on the nose.
- One who snorts.
- (slang) Something extraordinary or remarkable.
- (UK, slang) Something that is extremely difficult.
- (nautical, slang) A powerful gale.
- something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent
- something outstandingly difficult
- someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
noun
- (colloquial, onomatopoeia) A very light smack, blow or punch.
- (countable, Oxbridge slang) A party hosted by a college's JCR or MCR.
- (uncountable, music) A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
- (slang, offensive) A promiscuous woman, especially in the context of having a high body count or giving fellatio to many men.
- (countable) A casual party with dancing; a disco.
- (slang, countable) A good, catchy song; a song that makes one want to dance.
- (slang, offensive) A woman presenting herself online in a manner thought of as being immodest, usually to generate views or income through social media or subscription content platforms.
- an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
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verb
- (transitive) To form (a plate or bar of metal, etc.) into a skelp.
- (transitive) To bend round (a skelp) in tube-making.
- (transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To beat or slap with the hand.
- (intransitive) To rain heavily; (of rain) to fall.
- (transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To beat, pound or hammer.
- (Scotland) To drive by blows; to drive (hard), to cause to move rapidly.
- (intransitive, Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) To move briskly along; to run.
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intj
verb
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- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
adj
noun
- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
noun
noun
- A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
- (Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
- A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
- The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- (slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.
- The explosive sound of thunder.
- (falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
- a sudden very loud noise
- a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
verb
- (transitive) To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
- (transitive) To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
- (transitive) To applaud.
- (slang) To have sex, fornicate, copulate.
- (ambitransitive) To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
- (by extension, transitive, slang) To defeat.
- (transitive) To set or put, usually in haste.
- clap one's hands together
- cause to strike the air in flight
- put quickly or forcibly
- strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
- strike the air in flight
- strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
noun
verb
- (intransitive) (of a rabbit) to hit the ground with the back legs to signal agitation.
- (intransitive) To thud or pound.
- (transitive, chiefly UK) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
- (intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a thumping sound.
- move rhythmically
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- make a dull sound
noun
intj
verb
noun
- A blow with a cudgel or stick.
- Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.
- a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
- a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
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noun
verb
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- (transitive) To hit very hard.
noun
- The sound of a scuff or scrape.
- (Scotland, uncommon) A (sudden) shower of rain or mist.
- A scurf; a scale.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A slipper.
- (sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
- The back part of the neck; the scruff.
- a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
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noun
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
- A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- The end of a pants leg when folded up.
- (informal, plural only) A handcuff.
- (Scotland) The scruff of the neck.
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
verb
- (transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- (intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- (transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
- To buffet.
- (transitive, slang) To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
- (transitive) To handcuff.
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- hit with the hand
- to get involved in a relationship with another person
noun
- A forceful blow or hit.
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
verb
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
noun
- (dialectal) A blow, bump, knock.
- A cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts
- The cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog.
- (dialectal) The tolling of a bell; knell.
- The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
- A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).
- the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
- a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
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noun
- Handwriting that leans to the left.
- (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.
- The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- (tennis and other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
noun
- A blow with the fist.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
verb
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
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noun
verb
- To get something wrong or make a mistake.
- (transitive, slang) To consume (drugs) rectally.
- (intransitive, fishing, of fish, especially barramundi) To surface quickly and catch prey by gulping, a behaviour which produces an audible sound.
- (of hair) To puff out in a voluminous way.
- (intransitive, kayaking, rafting) To make a boof jump when whitewater kayaking, rafting, etc.
- (by extension) To consume (drugs) in any fashion.
- (transitive, prison slang) To conceal (a prohibited item) in one's rectum.
- (intransitive) To make this sound.
- (transitive, slang) To have anal sex with someone, usually as the penetrative partner (possibly with negative connotations).
adj
- Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.
- Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
- Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.
- (now chiefly regional) Short and thick; fat; paunchy.
- (skiing) Of groomed snow: unable to support the weight of a skier, especially when the skier’s weight is all on one ski, resulting in a ski punching through the surface of the snow.
- Punchable; punchworthy.
noun
- That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
- (Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence.
- The condition of being stunned.
- (science fiction, uncountable) A low-range setting for an energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
verb
- (transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
- (Singapore, military, slang) To confiscate (an unguarded rifle, magazine, piece of equipment, etc.) from an unsuspecting soldier as punishment for neglect.
- (snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball
- (intransitive, video games) To enter a stunned state.
- (transitive) To shock or surprise.
- make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
- hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
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noun
verb
- To fall down hard with a thump.
- To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
- (also figuratively) To drive or force (someone or something) by, or as if by, beating or hitting; to knock.
- To pack (people or things) closely together; to cram.
- (figuratively) To decisively defeat (someone) in a contest; to beat, to thrash.
- deliver a hard blow to
noun
- a sharp stinging blow
- a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
- A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
- A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
- Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
- A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
- (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
- Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
- (slang, television and film) An extension cord.
- A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
- A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
- (prison slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.
- (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
- (slang, West Country, Bristol) A stinging nettle.
- A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
noun
verb
noun
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- A swift runner.
- (uncountable) A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) The drink Irn-Bru.
- The act of scudding.
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- (slang, uncountable, Scotland) Pornography.
- A form of garden hoe.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A gust of wind.
- (Bristol) A scab on a wound.
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
adj
verb
- (Northumbria) To hit or slap.
- (Northumbria) To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- (intransitive) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- (Northumbria) To speed.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
- (ambitransitive, nautical) To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
verb
- To make a smacking sound.
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
adv
noun
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
noun
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- (slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.
- (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
- (countable) A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.
- (countable, music) The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
- (slang, countable) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.
adv
verb
- to play music at loud volume
- hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
- (transitive) To place, to put carelessly.
- (transitive, informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).
- (transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.
- (intransitive) To strike soundly against something.
- (transitive) To strike someone, typically with an open hand, often on the face.
- (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent, especially when relating to music.
- (transitive, informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).
adj
noun
- (slang) A violent blow; a punch.
- (clothing) A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
- (historical, uncommon) Synonym of soccus, a light shoe worn by Ancient Greek and Roman comedic actors.
- (computing, networking) Clipping of socket.
- The lower leg of an animal (of an animal) that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
- (aviation, informal) Ellipsis of windsock.
- A ploughshare.
- (firearms, informal) Ellipsis of gun sock.
- A sleeve for a microphone to reduce noise.
- (Internet slang) Ellipsis of sock puppet.
- hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
- a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
intj
verb
noun
- A sudden, sharp blow, knock, or slap; a rap, a whack.
- The sound made by such a blow, knock, or slap.
- A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
- (agriculture) Synonym of chattering damsel (“a component of a traditional mill which creates a vibratory motion to impel portions of grain toward the millstone; a clapper”).
- The crest or top of a hill.
verb
- To speak crisply or sharply.
- To strike sharply.
- To make a cracking or snapping sound; to crack, to snap.
- (specifically, especially archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
- (figurative) To say (something) crisply or sharply.
- (intransitive) To take a small, quick bite.
- Followed by off: to break (something) away from another thing by striking or tapping sharply.
- To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
- (transitive) To take a small, quick bite at or of (someone or something); to nibble, to nip, to snap.
- To break or fracture suddenly; to snap.
- To strike (something) sharply; to knock, to rap.
- strike sharply
- break a small piece off from
noun
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
verb
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
noun
- (slang) A punch on the nose.
- One who snorts.
- (slang) Something extraordinary or remarkable.
- (UK, slang) Something that is extremely difficult.
- (nautical, slang) A powerful gale.
- something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent
- something outstandingly difficult
- someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
noun
- (colloquial, onomatopoeia) A very light smack, blow or punch.
- (countable, Oxbridge slang) A party hosted by a college's JCR or MCR.
- (uncountable, music) A style of improvised jazz from the 1940s.
- (slang, offensive) A promiscuous woman, especially in the context of having a high body count or giving fellatio to many men.
- (countable) A casual party with dancing; a disco.
- (slang, countable) A good, catchy song; a song that makes one want to dance.
- (slang, offensive) A woman presenting herself online in a manner thought of as being immodest, usually to generate views or income through social media or subscription content platforms.
- an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To form (a plate or bar of metal, etc.) into a skelp.
- (transitive) To bend round (a skelp) in tube-making.
- (transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To beat or slap with the hand.
- (intransitive) To rain heavily; (of rain) to fall.
- (transitive, Scotland, Northern England) To beat, pound or hammer.
- (Scotland) To drive by blows; to drive (hard), to cause to move rapidly.
- (intransitive, Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) To move briskly along; to run.
noun
intj
verb
noun
noun
- A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
- (Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
- A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
- The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- (slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.
- The explosive sound of thunder.
- (falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
- a sudden very loud noise
- a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
verb
- (transitive) To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
- (transitive) To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
- (transitive) To applaud.
- (slang) To have sex, fornicate, copulate.
- (ambitransitive) To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
- (by extension, transitive, slang) To defeat.
- (transitive) To set or put, usually in haste.
- clap one's hands together
- cause to strike the air in flight
- put quickly or forcibly
- strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
- strike the air in flight
- strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
noun
verb
- (intransitive) (of a rabbit) to hit the ground with the back legs to signal agitation.
- (intransitive) To thud or pound.
- (transitive, chiefly UK) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
- (intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a thumping sound.
- move rhythmically
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- make a dull sound
noun
intj
verb
noun
- A blow with a cudgel or stick.
- Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.
- a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
- a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
verb
noun
verb
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- (ambitransitive) To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.
- (intransitive) To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
- (intransitive) To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
- (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
- (transitive) To hit very hard.
noun
- The sound of a scuff or scrape.
- (Scotland, uncommon) A (sudden) shower of rain or mist.
- A scurf; a scale.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A slipper.
- (sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
- The back part of the neck; the scruff.
- a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
- the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
verb
noun
adj
adv
verb
noun
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
- A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- The end of a pants leg when folded up.
- (informal, plural only) A handcuff.
- (Scotland) The scruff of the neck.
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
verb
- (transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- (intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- (transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
- To buffet.
- (transitive, slang) To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
- (transitive) To handcuff.
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- hit with the hand
- to get involved in a relationship with another person
noun
- A forceful blow or hit.
- (formal, archaic except literary or poetic) A place to which someone or something goes; also, a condition to which someone or something moves.
- A state of rushed action; a haste, a hurry; also, a state of anger or excitement.
- The sound of something moving quickly; a rush, a whiz.
- A gust of wind; a bluster.
- An act of shaking (vigorously); a shiver, a tremble; also, a slight bout of discomfort or illness.
adv
- To the place in or to which.
- (generally) In or to any place to which; to whatever place; wherever.
- To which place; also (after a noun denoting a place) to which.
- (figurative, also humorous) To what (future) cause, condition or state, reason, etc.; where, where next; also (obsolete) to what extent; how far.
- To what place; where.
verb
- To cause (someone) to hurry; to hasten, to hurry.
- To move quickly, to rush, to whiz; also, to make a rushing sound; to whizz.
- To shake (vigorously); to tremble.
- Of the wind: to blow loudly and vigorously; to bluster; also, of an animal, etc.: to make a loud noise; to bellow, to roar.
- To throw (something) forcefully; to hurl; also, to beat, to thrash.
noun
- (dialectal) A blow, bump, knock.
- A cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts
- The cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog.
- (dialectal) The tolling of a bell; knell.
- The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
- A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).
- the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
- a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
verb
noun
- A blow with the fist.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
verb
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
noun
verb
noun
- That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) The effect on the cue ball where the ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
- (Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence.
- The condition of being stunned.
- (science fiction, uncountable) A low-range setting for an energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
verb
- (transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
- (Singapore, military, slang) To confiscate (an unguarded rifle, magazine, piece of equipment, etc.) from an unsuspecting soldier as punishment for neglect.
- (snooker, billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues at a natural angle after contact with the object ball
- (intransitive, video games) To enter a stunned state.
- (transitive) To shock or surprise.
- make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
- hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
noun
verb
noun
- a sharp stinging blow
- a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
- A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
- A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
- Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
- A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
- (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
- Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
- (slang, television and film) An extension cord.
- A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
- A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
- (prison slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.
- (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
- (slang, West Country, Bristol) A stinging nettle.
- A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
verb
- To make a smacking sound.
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
adv
noun
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
adj
noun
- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
verb
adj
noun
- Handwriting that leans to the left.
- (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.
- The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
- (Ultimate Frisbee) The standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- (tennis and other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
noun
- A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
- A surgical procedure in which parts of the body that were not previously connected are stitched together.
- The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
- The end of a pants leg when folded up.
- (informal, plural only) A handcuff.
- (Scotland) The scruff of the neck.
- shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
verb
- (transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
- (intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.
- (transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
- To buffet.
- (transitive, slang) To enter into a committed romantic relationship with (someone).
- (transitive) To handcuff.
- confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
- hit with the hand
- to get involved in a relationship with another person
verb
- To make a smacking sound.
- (intransitive) To have a particular taste; used with of.
- To slap or hit someone.
- To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate.
- (transitive) To get the flavor of.
- (intransitive) To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
- (especially outside of North America) To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (normal U.S. and Canadian term spank)
- To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- deliver a hard blow to
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste
- have an element suggestive (of something)
adv
noun
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- A sharp blow; a slap. See also: spank.
- A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly separated, or of a whip.
- (Northern England) A form of fried potato; a scallop.
- A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- The sound of a loud kiss.
- A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
- A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- (slang, uncountable) Heroin.
- (collective) A group of jellyfish.
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- street names for heroin
- an enthusiastic kiss
adj
- Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.
- Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
- Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.
- (now chiefly regional) Short and thick; fat; paunchy.
- (skiing) Of groomed snow: unable to support the weight of a skier, especially when the skier’s weight is all on one ski, resulting in a ski punching through the surface of the snow.
- Punchable; punchworthy.