Spank

/spæŋk/

Synonyms for "spank" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

admonish bang baste bastinado batter beat belabor belt birch blip boxbring to bookbuffet bustcall to accountcane castigate chastise chide chop

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clout club

Noun(2 words)

beat beating

Strong matches (35)

correct cowhide cudgel cuff cut drub flagellate flail flap flog fustigategive a whippinggive the stickhammerhave words withhorsewhip knock knout lace lambaste

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larrup lashlay onlecture maul objurgate paddle paste

Noun(4 words)

defeat drubbing hammer humiliation

Verb(3 words)

hit larrup paddle

Related words (58)

patter peltpistol whippistol-whip poke pommel pound pulverize pummel punch punish rap rate rawhideread the riot actrebuke reprehend reprimand reprove scold

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scourgeset downset straightslap sledgehammer smack smite sockstraighten outstrap stripe swinge switchtake downtake to taskthrash thresh thump trounce truncheon upbraid wallop whack whale whip whop

Noun(6 words)

slap smack tap thrash thrashing whack

Adjective(1 words)

slippered

Verb(5 words)

smack thrash thump trounce wallop

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

beatbeat upcompetition outcomedefeat discipline outcomephysical punishmentpunishment slap smack smackingwork over

More specific

10 entries

beatdown beltingchild spankingdrubbinghand spankingpaddlingparental spankingrout shellacking thrashing

Collocations

11 entries

buttock spankingchild spankingdisciplinary spankinghand spankingpaddle spankingparental spankingspanking behaviorspanking debatespanking incidentspanking policyspanking session

Inflections

4 entries

spanked spanking spankings spanks

Derivations

7 entries

spankability spankable spanked spankee spanker spanking spankings

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Spank the bank.

Source: tatoeba (2217326)

Is it OK to spank kids?

Source: tatoeba (4494512)

His splenetic father threatened to spank him if he didn't behave himself.

Source: tatoeba (4995830)

I spank my kids when needed.

Source: tatoeba (5737194)

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