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spank

UK
/spæŋk/
US
/spæŋk/

Translations

spanknoun
spanks
pl
UK
/spæŋk/
US
/spæŋk/
The child received a spank for misbehaving.
Ребенок получил шлепок за плохое поведение.
Synonyms
hit
whack
smack
thwack
slap
spankverb
spanked
Past Simple
spanked
Past Participle
spanking
Gerund
UK
/spæŋk/
US
/spæŋk/
Parents sometimes spank their children as a form of discipline.
Родители иногда шлёпают своих детей в качестве наказания.
Additional translations
отшлёпывать
Synonyms
whack
strike
smack
hit
slap
spankadjective
more spank
Comp.
most spank
Super.
UK
/spæŋk/
US
/spæŋk/
Slang, chiefly British: meaning ‘excellent’ or ‘impressive’.

Definitions

spanknoun
A slap with the open hand, usually on the buttocks, as a form of punishment.
The child received a spank for misbehaving at the dinner table.
spankverb
To strike someone, typically a child, on the buttocks with an open hand as a form of punishment.
The parent decided to spank the child for misbehaving at the store.
To defeat or surpass decisively; to thrash (informal).
The underdogs spanked the league champions 5–1.
To masturbate (usually in the slang phrase "spank the monkey").
"He confessed that he sometimes "spanks the monkey" before going to sleep."
spankadjective
Excellent; impressive; first-rate (slang).
His new car is absolutely spank.
Brand-new; spanking new (dialectal, chiefly in the phrase "spank new").
She showed off a spank new smartphone.
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