to hit someone with the inside part of your hand I would never smack my children. smack noun [ count ]
She gave her son a smack .
small Ф / smol / adjective ( small - e!, small est )
not big; little
This dress is too small for me. My house is smaller than yours.
young
They have two small children.
smart / smart / adjective ( smart - er, smart - est )
1 able to learn and think quickly; intelligent
He's a very smart boy.
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intelligent good at learning, understanding, and thinking quickly and clearly: He's a very intelligent man. ♦ She asked a lot of intelligent questions. smart quick at learning and understanding things; able to make good decisions: She's smarter than her brother. ♦ Accepting that job was a smart career move . ♦ OK, I admit it wasn't the smartest thing I ever did (= it was a stupid thing to do ) .
brilliant extremely intelligent: a brilliant young scientist/musician ♦ He has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.
bright (used especially about young people) intelligent; quick to learn: She's probably the brightest student in the class. ♦ a bright boy/girl/kid
2 ( informal ) saying things or making jokes in a way that shows you do not have respect for someone Don't get smart with me!
smash / sm®/ / verb
( smash - es , smash - ing , smashed )
to break into many pieces, or to break something in this way
The plate fell on the floor and smashed.
The boys smashed the window with their ball.
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break to go, or to make something go into smaller pieces: She dropped the cup and it broke into pieces . ♦ I'm sorry, I broke one of your dinner plates. ♦ He broke the chocolate in two and gave me half. ♦ She fell and broke her arm.
crack (used about something hard) to break so that a line appears, but without dividing into smaller pieces; to break something in this way: The ice cracked as I stepped on it. ♦ This mirror is cracked. ♦ He cracked a tooth playing football.
smash to break into many pieces in a violent and noisy way; to break something in this way: The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces . ♦ Several windows had been smashed. ♦ He smashed the box open and took the jewelry from inside.
snap to break suddenly into two pieces with a sharp noise; to break something in this way: Suddenly, the cable snapped. ♦ The weight of the snow snapped the branch in two .
burst to break open suddenly; to make something break in this way: That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. ♦ Don't burst that balloon! ♦ The dam burst under the weight of the water.
to move with great force in a particular direction He smashed his hand through the window.
smear / smir / verb ( smears , smear - ing , smeared )
to spread a soft substance on something, making it dirty The child had smeared chocolate all over his clothes. ►smear noun [ count ] She had smears of paint on her dress.
