Spank — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slap with the flat of the hand

give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈæŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈaŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈaŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈæŋk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

paddle larrup

Parts of Speech

noun	a slap with the flat of the hand
verb	give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

Word Forms

spank	verb	give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
spanker	noun	a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand
spanking	noun	the act of slapping on the buttocks
spank	noun	a slap with the flat of the hand
paddle	noun	an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verhauen

ein Schlag mit der flachen Hand

🇫🇷French

donner une fessée à

une claque avec le plat de la main

🇪🇸Spanish

azotar

una bofetada con la palma de la mano

🇮🇹Italian

sculacciare

uno schiaffo con il palmo della mano

🇳🇱Dutch

slaan

een klap met de vlakke hand

🇵🇹Portuguese

palmada

um tapa com a palma da mão

🇷🇺Russian

шлепать

пощечина ладонью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झापड़

सीधे हाथ से एक थप्पड़

🇧🇩Bengali

স্প্যাঙ্ক

হাতের সমতল দিয়ে একটি চড়

🇮🇳Tamil

அடி

கையின் தட்டையுடன் ஒரு அறை

🇮🇳Telugu

పిరుదుల

చేతి యొక్క ఫ్లాట్‌తో ఒక చెంపదెబ్బ

🇮🇳Marathi

झटका

हाताच्या चपट्याने एक थप्पड

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્રાટકવું

હાથના સપાટ સાથે થપ્પડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಟ್ಟು

ಕೈಯ ಚಪ್ಪಟೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಹೊಡೆತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പാങ്ക്

കൈയുടെ ഫ്ലാറ്റ് കൊണ്ട് ഒരു അടി

🇵🇰Urdu

مارنا

ہاتھ کے فلیٹ کے ساتھ ایک تھپڑ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打屁股

用手掌拍打

🇯🇵Japanese

たたかれる

手の平手で平手打ちする

🇰🇷Korean

찰싹 때리기

손바닥으로 때리기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh đòn

một cái tát bằng lòng bàn tay

🇹🇭Thai

ตีก้น

การตบด้วยมือเปล่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

tamparan

tamparan dengan telapak tangan

🇵🇭Filipino

palo

isang sampal gamit ang patag ng kamay

🇲🇾Malay

pukul

tamparan dengan tapak tangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برشاقة

صفعة بسطح اليد

🇮🇷Persian

زدن

سیلی با کف دست

🇹🇷Turkish

şaplak

elin düz tarafıyla bir tokat

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְטִירָה

סטירה עם השטוח של היד

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The primary meaning of 'spank' is 'a slap with the flat of the hand'.

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