From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspankspank /spæŋk/ verb [transitive] HITto hit a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishment SYN smack► see thesaurus at hit —spank noun [countable] a spank on the bottom→ See Verb table
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spank• He was spanked and now has to say he is speaking only for himself.• The two boys were spanked and sent to bed without their supper.• She was spanked by the outraged Emperor because, nude and proletarian, she was masquerading as a nymph.• At this point he spanked her bottom.• Arizona spanked Nevada 100-85.• Many parents no longer spank their kids as a form of discipline.• He spanked them and he had them spank one another.• I can't recall really spanking them.Origin spank (1700-1800) From the sound 