<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a taste or flavor, especially a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something: The chicken had just a smack of garlic.</li><li>a trace, touch, or suggestion of something.</li><li>a taste, mouthful, or small quantity.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>savor</li><li>hint</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to have a taste, flavor, trace, or suggestion: Your politeness smacks of condescension.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>suggest</li><li>taste</li></ul>