osculate vs smack

smack vs osculate

osculate is not a noun while smack is a noun.

osculate and smack both are verbs.

osculate is not an adverb while smack is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
osculate	No	No	Yes	No
smack	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As verbs, smack is a hyponym of osculate; that is, smack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than osculate:

osculate: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
smack: kiss lightly

Other hyponyms of osculate include peck.

osculate (noun)	smack (noun)
	the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
	an enthusiastic kiss
	street names for heroin
	a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
	the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
	a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

osculate (verb)	smack (verb)
touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.	press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
have at least three points in common with	kiss lightly
be intermediate between two taxonomic groups	deliver a hard blow to
	have a distinctive or characteristic taste
	have an element suggestive (of something)

osculate (adverb)	smack (adverb)
	directly

Difference between osculate and smack

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