Synonyms for spank
- chastise
- clobber
- flog
- smack
- thrash
- belt
- blip
- box
- buffet
- cane
- clout
- cuff
- flax
- hide
- larrup
- lash
- lather
- leather
- lick
- paddle
- punch
- punish
- sock
- tan
- trim
- wallop
- welt
- whip
- put over one's knee
- tan one's hide
- whup
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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR SPANK
By dint of diligent bailing they had forced their crazy dory, towed by the equally crazy “Spank Me Again,” to carry them home.
In the morning I met Mr. Spank waiting for me at the entrance, and very desirous to see me.
Just the night before the day of the Spank, Marthy had begun to teach her her religious education.
WORD ORIGIN
1727, possibly imitative of the sound of spanking. Related: Spanked; spanking. The noun is from 1785.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR SPANK
beat
verbinjure by strikingbuffet
verbhit repeatedlybuffeting
verbhit repeatedlychastise
verbscold, disciplineRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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