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Spank
01
a slap with the flat of the hand
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
spanks
to spank
01
to strike someone especially on the buttocks with an open hand
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
spank
3rd person singular
spanks
present participle
spanking
past simple
spanked
past participle
spanked
Examples
The mother decided to spank her child gently to teach them about the consequences of disobedience.
