osculation vs smack

smack vs osculation

osculation and smack both are nouns.

osculation is not a verb while smack is a verb.

osculation is not an adverb while smack is an adverb.

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

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

osculation: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
smack: an enthusiastic kiss

Other hyponyms of osculation include smooch, deep kiss, French kiss, soul kiss, peck.

osculation (noun)	smack (noun)
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)	the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent	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)

osculation (verb)	smack (verb)
	press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
	kiss lightly
	deliver a hard blow to
	have a distinctive or characteristic taste
	have an element suggestive (of something)

osculation (adverb)	smack (adverb)
	directly

Difference between osculation and smack

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