'Smite' definitions:
Definition of 'smite'
From: WordNet
verb
Inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
verb
Affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
verb
Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague" [syn: afflict, smite]
Definition of 'Smite'
From: GCIDE
- Smite \Smite\ (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. Smote (sm[=o]t), rarely Smit (sm[i^]t); p. p. Smitten (sm[i^]t"t'n), rarely Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting (sm[imac]t"[i^]ng).] [AS. sm[imac]tan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. sm[imac]ta to smite, LG. smiten, D. smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm[imac]zan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth. bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m[=e]d to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut.]
- 1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone. [1913 Webster]
- Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. --Matt. v. 39. [1913 Webster]
- And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead. --1 Sam. xvii. 49. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling. [1913 Webster]
- Prophesy, and smite thine hands together. --Ezek. xxi. 14. [1913 Webster]
- Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall. --1 Sam. xix. 10. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation. [1913 Webster]
- The flax and the barly was smitten. --Ex. ix. 31. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish. [1913 Webster]
- Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him. --Wake. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear. [1913 Webster]
- The charms that smite the simple heart. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Smit with the love of sister arts we came. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- To smite off, to cut off.
- To smite out, to knock out, as a tooth. --Exod. xxi. 27.
- To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbraid; to revile. [Obs.] --Jer. xviii. 18. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Smite'
From: GCIDE
- Smite \Smite\, n. The act of smiting; a blow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Smite'
From: GCIDE
- Smite \Smite\, v. i. To strike; to collide; to beat. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
- The heart melteth, and the knees smite together. --Nah. ii. 10. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'smite'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affect,
- agonize,
- bang,
- bash,
- baste,
- bastinado,
- bat,
- beat,
- belabor,
- belt,
- biff,
- birch,
- bonk,
- buffet,
- cane,
- catch,
- clap,
- clip,
- clobber,
- clout,
- club,
- clump,
- coldcock,
- come home to,
- cowhide,
- crack,
- crucify,
- cudgel,
- cut,
- dash,
- deal,
- deal a blow,
- deck,
- ding,
- drub,
- excruciate,
- fetch,
- fetch a blow,
- flagellate,
- flail,
- flog,
- fustigate,
- give a whipping,
- give the stick,
- harrow,
- hit,
- hit a clip,
- hit the mark,
- horsewhip,
- impress,
- impress forcibly,
- jab,
- knock,
- knock cold,
- knock down,
- knock out,
- knout,
- lace,
- lash,
- lay on,
- let have it,
- make an impression,
- martyr,
- paste,
- pistol-whip,
- plunk,
- poke,
- pommel,
- pummel,
- punch,
- rawhide,
- rock,
- scourge,
- sink in,
- slam,
- slog,
- slosh,
- slug,
- smack,
- snap,
- soak,
- sock,
- spank,
- strap,
- strike,
- strike at,
- strike hard,
- strike home,
- stripe,
- swat,
- swinge,
- swipe,
- switch,
- tell,
- thrash,
- thump,
- thwack,
- torment,
- torture,
- traumatize,
- trounce,
- truncheon,
- try,
- wallop,
- whack,
- whale,
- wham,
- whip,
- whop,
- yerk