Sekirov Dictionary

swack

/swæk/

noun 11
verb 5
adjective 1
adverb 1
forms 7
phrases 1

noun11

•
The sound of a sharp blow.
- The ball flew between them at incredible speed, hitting off their pads with a swack! that could be heard clearly above the steady splattering of the rain. — 1981
•
(slang) A large number or amount of something.
- She gave me a swack of books.
•
A sharp blow.
- My eighteen holes was simply a long ride in a golfmobile, with me stopping far too many times to take a swack at the ball. — 1970
•
A striking stimulus.
- An area rug can supply the zing of pattern or a swack of color to a room that languishes from blandness . — 1967
•
An attack, a swipe.
- Nothing to say, the oilcloth moans under the swack of Mother's sponge. — 1977
Synonym of smack.
•
A wet sound such as a loud kiss.
- And Cyndi Lauper is ecstatic, first leaping up in the air and then, for good measure, racing over to give Fabulous Moolah a swack for good luck. — 1985
•
A single attempt or instance of taking action; a crack; a go.
- We are certainly delighted to see you take another swack at microfilm and are sending our Chapter 14 on the subject. — 1966
•
Clout; influence.
- You have more swack with their management than they do, the same way you have more swack with foreign leaders than any of the Ambassadors that you talked to. — 1999
A gulp or hearty swallow.
•
A bum or petty thief.
- They look drunk—like a swack holding onto a lamp post. — 1955

verb5

To smack.
•
To slap or hit.
- When Oscar charged the tyrant Loth, Their spears both in flinders flew; Syne swacked they swords in deidly wroth, But a churl behind King Oscar slew! — 1885
•
To make a swack (sound).
- "Rose" looked upon him with unfriendly eye, as his swacking bill-hook would be likely to affright her game. — 1885
•
To consume with hearty enjoyment.
- The “swacking" of beer, without more, has no direct probative bearing upon any factual issue in this case. — 1969
•
To labour; to exert an effort.
- Morgan was out of sight as usual, swacking away in the engine room. — 1937

adjective1

•
(Scotland) Lithe; nimble.
- Matthew advanced to the foot of the stairs and whistled. The signal had been expected, for presently he was joined by a swack youth of about eighteen years, who carried a couple of long salmon-spears. — 1881

adverb1

•
With a swack, to the point of touching.
- Pulling away, Brennan felt his shin swack against Glass's shin, but Glass kept moving. — 1987

forms

swacked · swacking · swacks · more swack · swacker · most swack · swackest

Phrases with swack

swack-up
A lie; a falsehood.

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome