spank

  • 11spank — [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 …

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  • 12spank|er — «SPANG kuhr», noun. 1. a) a fore and aft sail on the mast nearest the stern. b) the mast nearest the stern of a ship having four or more masts. 2. Informal. a swift horse. 3. Informal. anything fine, large, or unusual for its kind. ╂[apparently… …

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  • 13Spank — Raúl Spank (* 13. Juli 1988 in Dresden) ist ein deutscher Hochspringer. Bei der Jugendweltmeisterschaft 2005 in Marrakesch belegte Spank mit 2,11 Meter den 7. Platz. Ein Jahr später wurde er bei der Juniorenweltmeisterschaft in Peking mit 2,23… …

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  • 14spank — I. /spæŋk / (say spangk) verb (t) 1. to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment. –noun 2. a blow given in spanking; a smart or resounding slap. –phrase 3. spank the …,… …

  • 15spank — 01. He [spanked] his daughter after she pulled her brother s hair so hard that he began to cry. 02. My parents never [spanked] me when I was little because they didn t believe in hitting children. 03. Either you children stop fighting or you ll… …

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  • 16spank — UK [spæŋk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms spank : present tense I/you/we/they spank he/she/it spanks present participle spanking past tense spanked past participle spanked to hit someone, especially a child, on their bottom (= the part of the… …

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  • 17spank — I. transitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1712 to strike especially on the buttocks with the open hand • spank noun II. intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from spanking Date: 1788 to move quickly, dashingly, or spiritedly < …

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  • 18spank — verb Spank is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bottom …

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  • 19spank — [[t]spæ̱ŋk[/t]] spanks, spanking, spanked VERB If someone spanks a child, they punish them by hitting them on the bottom several times with their hand. [V n] When I used to do that when I was a kid, my mom would spank me. Syn: smack …

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  • 20spank — verb (T) to hit a child, on their bottom with your open hand compare smack 1 spanking, spank noun (C, U): If you don t stop that noise, you ll get a spanking …

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