- Spank
- Spank \Spank\, n. A blow with the open hand; a slap. [1913 Webster]
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Spank — Spank, Tipounne en french, Supanku en Japanese, est le protagoniste de manga/anime Tipounne le amoroux chien/Bonjour Spank et de autres series. Écriture Spank est un petit chien du le manto blanc et noirs Oreilles. Com risalt fin du l inizi del… … Wikipédia en Français
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, 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
