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smake

verb

Etymology

From dialectal smak, early modern English smake, from Middle English smaken (“to taste, sense flavour, detect by taste or smell”), from Middle Dutch smaken (“to taste”).

  1. derived from smaken — “to taste”
  2. inherited from smaken — “to taste, sense flavour, detect by taste or smell”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of smack (“to taste, lick”).

    • Even Bill Bitters could not find it in his heart to say a word against this moisture, and he actually smaked his lips, although he turned away lest someone should see him do it.
    • Now, that's good," smaking his lips in a pleased way.
    • He smaked his lips in anticipation of the coming treat.

  2. Obsolete form of smack.

    • A smake there is in other things, but small purpose.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA