ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Spank', Synonyms of 'Spank' & More on 'Spank'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

spank
    n 1: a slap with the flat of the hand
    v 1: give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: spank,
         paddle, larrup]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spank \Spank\, v. i.
   To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop;
   to move quickly. --Thackeray.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spank \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.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spank \Spank\, n.
   A blow with the open hand; a slap.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for spank:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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