Slap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.
  • n. The sound of such a blow.
  • n. A sharp insult: a slap to one's pride.
  • v. To strike with a flat object, such as the palm of the hand.
  • v. To cause to strike sharply and loudly: "He took a clipping from his wallet and slapped it on the bar” ( Nathanael West).
  • v. To put or place quickly or carelessly: slapped butter on a bagel.
  • v. To criticize or insult sharply.
  • v. To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order: slapped him with a speeding ticket; slapped her with a lawsuit.
  • verb-intransitive. To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap: waves slapping against the raft.
  • ad. Informal Directly and with force.
  • phrasal-verb. slap down To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure: "thought [he] was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down” ( New York Times).
  • phrasal-verb. slap down To put a sudden end to; suppress: slap down divisive criticism.
  • idiom. slap on the wrist A nominal or token punishment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
  • n. The sound of such a blow.
  • n. (uncountable) Makeup, cosmetics.
  • v. To give a slap.
  • v. To cause something to strike soundly.
  • v. To place, to put carelessly.
  • ad. Exactly, precisely
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.
  • v. To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.
  • ad. With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To strike with the open hand or with something flat: as, to slap one on the back; to slap a child on the hand.
  • To strike with; bring upon or against something with a blow.
  • n. A blow given with the open hand, or with something flat.
  • With sudden and violent force; plump; suddenly.
  • First-rate; of the best; “slap-up.”
  • n. A narrow pass between two hills.
  • n. A breach in a wall, hedge, or fence; a gap.
  • n. A gap in the edge of a knife, etc.
  • To break into gaps; break out (an opening), as in a solid wall.
  • An obsolete variant of slop.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
  • ad. directly
  • v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
  • n. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
  • Verb Form
    slapped    slapping    slaps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bump    blow   
    Cross Reference
    clap    reproof    flap   
    Variant
    slapping    slapped   
    Hyponym
    cuff   
    Form
    slapped    slapping    slap-up    slapper   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    instantly    directly    reprove    clap    slipslop    slipslap    just    smack dab    slap bang    right   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    App    Capp    Jap    Lapp    Papp    Trapp    Yap    app    cap    chap   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    thump    kick    swipe    shake    knock    shove    snap    clap    pat    clatter