smack around

verb

To beat up or handle roughly.

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Meanings

verbsmack around (third-person singular simple present smacks around, present participle smacking around, simple past and past participle smacked around)

present singular third person smacks around · participle present smacking around · participle past smacked around · past smacked around

  1. informaltransitiveTo beat up or handle roughly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slap around
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APA

smack around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smack%20around

MLA

“smack around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smack%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smack around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smack%20around.

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