slap

[Slap]

To slap someone is to him them with the palm of your open hand. It's not nice to slap your sister, no matter how mad you are.

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A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.

Noun
the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

Noun
a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

Verb
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

Adverb
directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"


n.
A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.

v. t.
To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.

n.
With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly.


Slap

Slap , n. [OE. slappe; akin to LG. slappe, G. schlappe; probably of imitative origin.] A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.

Slap

Slap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slapped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slapping.] To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.

Slap

Slap, adv. [Cf. LG. slap, G. schlapp. See Slap, n.] With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly. [Colloq.] "The railroad cars drive slap into the city." Thackeray.

A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.

To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.

With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly.

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Usage Examples

The only way I'd be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I know that. I'm having a ball. I'm not slap happy. I'm just filled up with joy and with peace and with all kinds of things that have eluded me for quite a few years. And they're back and they're thriving.

It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast, slap bang in the middle of winter, is an essential thing to look forward to at the end of the year.

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