spank

Plural: spanks

Noun

a slap with the flat of the hand
An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.
An instance of masturbation.
A leap or bound.

Verb

Verb Forms: spanked, spanking, spánks

To slap someone, typically on the buttocks, as a form of punishment.
give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
To soundly defeat, to trounce.
To hit very hard.
To move quickly and nimbly on foot; to stride or run at a brisk pace.
To move or turn rapidly, as the gears of a machine or the sails of a ship.
To shoot out or throw violently; to hurl or knock out.

Examples

spank bank
The player felt like he should spank himself for missing such an obvious triple-word score.
The ship was really spanking along.
to have a quick spank

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly imitative, or perhaps a special use of Etymology 2 (below) in the sense of a horse stamping its foot against the ground. There is no evidence of a relation with Portuguese espancar (“to batter, strike”).

Synonyms

larrup, paddle

Scrabble Score: 11

spank: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
spank: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spank: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

spank: valid Words With Friends Word