spank (verb)
11spank — 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 < …
12spank — [[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 …
13spank — 1. verb /ˈspæŋk/ a) To beat, smack or slap a persons buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture or form of sexual interaction. The ship was really spanking along. b) To soundly defeat, to trounce. 2. noun /ˈspæŋk/ …
14spank — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. slap, paddle, wallop; punish, chastise. See punishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. swat, whack, spanking; see blow 1 . v. Syn. whip, chastise, thrash, cane; see beat 2 , punish . III (Roget s 3… …
15spank — [spæŋk] verb [T] to hit a child on their BOTTOM with an open hand …
16work over — verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students • Syn: ↑beat, ↑beat up • Derivationally related… …
17beat up — verb 1. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students • Syn: ↑beat, ↑work over • Derivationally… …
18tan someone's hide — verb To beat or spank someone. You lying little snipe, he roared. . . . Ive a mind to tan your hide good. Syn: have someones hide …
19flog the dolphin — verb masturbate (male) Syn: spank the monkey …
20behave oneself — verb To act in a polite or proper way. His mother threatened to spank him if he didnt behave himself. Syn: behave …
