spank

spank
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v
slap, smack, Inf. paddywhack, rap; take over one's knee, Inf. lick, Inf. give [s.o.] a licking or good licking, give [s.o.] a hiding, Inf. tan [s.o.'s] hide, warm [s.o.'s] bottom, fix [s.o.'s] wagon or little red wagon, take [s.o.] out to the woodshed; thwack, Inf. whack, beat, Inf. whale, thrash, beat the tar out of; paddle, switch, birch, strap; box [s.o.'s] ears, Dial. hit upside the head; punish, show who's boss, Sl. give [s.o.] what for.
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rush, run, haste, speed, hie, career, Inf. scoot, scamper, scurry; dart, dash, shoot, tear, sprint, race, charge; fly, outstrip the wind; whip along, zoom, whoosh, whiz, Sl. zing, Sl. smoke, Inf. zip, Inf. hightail it; hustle, get a move on, cover ground; bolt, Inf. skedaddle, run like a scared rabbit, Sl. beat it out fast, Sl. make tracks; gallop, trot, come up from behind, run like Secretariat or Man o'War; go hellbent for leather or election, go like a bat out of hell, go like a shot, go like lightning or greased lightning; All Inf. tear up the road, put the pedal on the floor, floor it, step on the gas, gun it, rev it, burn rubber.

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Synonyms:
(with the open hand),


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  • spank — spank·ing·ly; spank; spank·er; spank·ing; …   English syllables

  • spank — [spæŋk] v [T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: From the sound] to hit a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishment = ↑smack >spank n ▪ a spank on the bottom …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Spank — (sp[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spanked} (sp[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spanking}.] [Of unknown origin; cf. LG. spakken, spenkern, to run and spring about quickly.] To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spank — Spank, n. A blow with the open hand; a slap. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spank — Spank, v. i. To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spank — [ spæŋk ] verb transitive to hit someone, especially a child, on their BOTTOM with your open hand …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • spank — (v.) 1727, possibly imitative of the sound of spanking. Related: Spanked; spanking. The noun is from 1785 …   Etymology dictionary

  • spank — [v] slap, usually on bottom belt, blip, box, buffet, cane, chastise, clobber, clout, cuff, flax, flog, hide, larrup*, lash, lather*, leather*, lick, paddle, punch, punish, put over one’s knee*, smack, sock, tan*, tan one’s hide*, thrash, trim,… …   New thesaurus

  • spank — ► VERB ▪ slap with one s open hand or a flat object, especially on the buttocks as a punishment. ► NOUN ▪ a slap or series of slaps of this type. ORIGIN perhaps imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • spank — [spaŋk] vt. [echoic] to strike with something flat, as the open hand, esp. on the buttocks, as in punishment vi. [< SPANKING, adj.] to move along swiftly or smartly n. a smack given in spanking …   English World dictionary

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