smack vs osculate

osculate vs smack

smack is a noun but osculate is not a noun.

smack and osculate both are verbs.

smack is an adverb but osculate is not an adverb.

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

As verbs, osculate is a hypernym of smack; that is, osculate is a word with a broader meaning than smack:

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

Other hypernyms of smack include buss, kiss, snog.

smack (noun)	osculate (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)

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

smack (adverb)	osculate (adverb)
directly

Difference between smack and osculate

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