Deal
Deal noun - A considerable amount.
Smack
Smack noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: add just a smack of vanilla to the whipped cream
How words are described
| good | good deal | good smack |
| single | single deal | single smack |
| powerful | powerful deal | powerful smack |
| real | real deal | real smack |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, little. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Koro-sensei from Assassination Classroom has lots of tentacles that, while quite soft, can deal some damage, although anything can cause damage if you smack it at your opponents at Mach 20.
Source: Combat Tentacles - Smarty: In one of several discussions about how it's okay for men to smack women around, Tony mentions that he saw a movie where a man shoved a grapefruit in a woman's face, and it was no big deal.
Source: Celebrity Paradox / Film -
Curb-Stomp Battle: Robert Pryce takes down Lane with one quick smack across the head with his cane and then steps on his hand to force him to go back to England and deal with his family.
Source: Series / Mad Men
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