Spank

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spæŋk/
• US IPA: /speɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk

Origin

Probably imitative.

Full definition of spank

Verb

1. (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
2. (transitive) To soundly defeat, to trounce.
3. (intransitive) To move rapidly.The ship was really spanking along.

Derived terms

• spankable
• spankee
• spanker
• spanking
• unspanked

Noun

1. An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
2. A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.

Anagrams

• knaps