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smack up

smack up verb: to beat up physically.

Verb

smack up (third-person singular simple present smacks up, present participle smacking up, simple past and past participle smacked up)

  1. (informal) To beat up physically.
    • They might even smack her up a bit but not too much.1997, Lorraine Johnson-Coleman, Just plain folks
    • 1997, The Prodigy, Smack My Bitch Up (song title)
  2. (informal, slang) To use heroin or be intoxicated on heroin.

Forms of smack up

third-person singular presentsmacks up
present participlesmacking up
past participlesmacked up
pastsmacked up

Questions about smack up

What does smack up mean?
Smack up means to beat up physically.
What part of speech is smack up?
Smack up is a verb.
What is the past tense of smack up?
The past tense of smack up is smacked up.

Words near smack up in the dictionary

  1. smack out
  2. smack talk
  3. smack talked
  4. smack talking
  5. smack talks
  6. smack up
  7. smack-dab
  8. smack-talk
  9. smack-talks
  10. smackable
  11. smackaroo

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