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spank

1

[ spangk ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.


noun

  1. a blow given in spanking; a smart or resounding slap.

spank

2

[ spangk ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to move rapidly, smartly, or briskly.

spank

1

/ spæŋk /

verb

  1. intr to go at a quick and lively pace


spank

2

/ spæŋk /

verb

  1. tr to slap or smack with the open hand, esp on the buttocks

noun

  1. a slap or series of slaps with the flat of the hand

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spank1

First recorded in 1720–30; imitative

Origin of spank2

First recorded in 1800–10; back formation from spanking

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spank1

C19: back formation from spanking ²

Origin of spank2

C18: probably of imitative origin

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Example Sentences

Italy got through with a perfect record, and went on to spank West Germany in the final at the Bernabeu in Madrid.

“There’s this huge wave of people who are brand spanking new to this situation,” said Sebastian Martinez of Chula Vista-based Community Through Hope.

Over the years, I’d become acutely sensitive to the quality of this thumping, from the hollow slap of summer rills spanking the sand to the bunker-busting thunder of midwinter monsters.

Both officers repeatedly advised the mother to “beat” or “spank” the child at home.

In the morning I met Mr. Spank waiting for me at the entrance, and very desirous to see me.

She did not see, comin' up over the horizon, and gittin' nearer every day, the stern and horrid Spank!

Just the night before the day of the Spank, Marthy had begun to teach her her religious education.

Thou hast swindled the money thyself, foul Spank; I know thee, though thou art new to me.

By dint of diligent bailing they had forced their crazy dory, towed by the equally crazy “Spank Me Again,” to carry them home.

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