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slap in American English 1 ; 1. a sharp blow or smack, esp. with the open hand or with something flat ; 2. a sound made by or as if by such a blow or smack ; 3. a ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'slap'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× slap (slæp ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseslaps ,presentparticipleslapping ,pasttense,pastparticipleslapped 1. verb Ifyouslapsomeone,youhitthemwiththepalmofyourhand. Hewouldpushorslapthemonceinawhile.[VERBnoun] Islappedhimhardacrosstheface.[VERBnounadverb/preposition] Synonyms:smack,hit,strike,beat MoreSynonymsofslap Slapisalsoanoun. Hereachedforwardandgavehimaslap. 2. verb Ifyouslapsomeoneontheback,youhittheminafriendlymannerontheirback. Alargemiddle-agedladyslappedmeonthebackandsaid'Nicetoseeyouagain.'[VERBnounonnoun] 3. verb Ifyouslapsomethingontoasurface,youputittherequickly,roughly,orcarelessly. Thebarmanslappedthecupontothewaitingsaucer.[Vn+on/onto] Synonyms:throw,fling,sling[informal],stick[informal] MoreSynonymsofslap 4. verb Ifjournalistssaythattheauthoritiesslapsomethingsuchasataxorabanonsomething,theythinkitisunreasonableorputonwithoutcarefulthought. [informal,disapproval]Thegovernmentslappedabanontheexportofunprocessedlogs.[VERBnoun+on] ThankfullytheGovernmentstillhasn'tdiscoveredawayofslappingataxonlove, sunshineorair.[VERBnounonnoun] Synonyms:impose,put,place,lay MoreSynonymsofslap 5. Seeaslapintheface 6. Seeaslaponthewrist MoreSynonymsofslap COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof slap Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'slap' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'slap' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'myrrh' HindiTranslationof'slap' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency slapinBritishEnglish (slæp ) noun1. asharpbloworsmack,aswiththeopenhand,somethingflat,etc 2. thesoundmadebyorasifbysuchablow 3. asharprebuke;reprimand 4. Seeabitofslapandtickle 5. Seeaslapintheface 6. Seeaslapontheback 7. Seeaslaponthewrist verbWordforms:slaps,slappingorslapped8. (transitive) tostrike(apersonorthing)sharply,aswiththeopenhandorsomethingflat 9. (transitive) tobringdown(thehand,somethingflat,etc)sharply 10. (whenintr,usuallyfollbyagainst) tostrike(something)withorasifwithaslap 11. (transitive)informal,mainlyBritish toapplyinlargequantities,haphazardly,etc sheslappedbutteronthebread 12. Seeslapontheback adverbinformal13. exactly;directly slapontime 14. forciblyorabruptly tofallslaponthefloor CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsslapper(ˈslapper)noun WordoriginC17:fromLowGermanslapp,GermanSchlappe,ofimitativeorigin WordFrequency slapinAmericanEnglish (slæp ) noun1. a.  abloworsmack,esp.withsomethingflat,specif.thepalmofthehand b.  thesoundofthis,orasoundlikeit 2.  aninjurytopride,self-respect,etc.,asaninsultorrebuff verbtransitiveWordforms:slappedorˈslapping3.  tostrikewithsomethingflat,specif.thepalmofthehand 4.  toput,throw,hit,etc.carelesslyorwithforce toslapahatonone'shead 5. Informala.  topenalize(aperson,business,etc.)withafine,lawsuit,etc. b.  toimpose(afine,etc.)onaperson,business,etc. verbintransitive6.  tomakeadull,sharpnoise,asuponimpact adverb7. Informal directlyandabruptly Iranslapintothewall Idioms:slapdown Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsslapper(ˈslapper) noun WordoriginLowGsklapp:ofechoicorig. WordFrequency slapinAmericanEnglish1 (slæp)(verbslapped,slapping) noun1. asharpbloworsmack,esp.withtheopenhandorwithsomethingflat 2. asoundmadebyorasifbysuchabloworsmack theslapofthewavesagainstthedock 3. asharplywordedorsarcasticrebukeorcomment 4. Seeslaponthewrist transitiveverb5. tostrikesharply,esp.withtheopenhandorwithsomethingflat 6. tobring(thehand,somethingflat,etc.)withasharpblowagainstsomething 7. todashorcastforcibly Heslappedthepackageagainstthewall 8. (oftenfol.byon)toputorplacepromptlyandsometimeshaphazardly Theofficerslappedaticketonthecar Heslappedmustardonthesandwich 9. Seeslapdown adverb10. informal directly;straight;smack Thetugrammedslapintothesideofthefreighter Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsslappernoun Wordorigin[1625–35;‹LGslapp,slappe;ofexpressiveorig.] WordFrequency slapinAmericanEnglish2 (slæp)(verbslapped,slapping) Scotnoun1. agaporopening,asinafence,wall,cloudbank,orlineoftroops 2. amountainpass 3. awoundorgash transitiveverb4. tomakeagaporopeningin;breach Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1325–75;MEslop‹MDorMLG;c.GSchlupfhidingplace] Examplesof'slap'inasentence slap Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Turnthekeyboardoverandslapthebacktotryandloosenthekey.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Thepollisaslapinthefaceforcriticswhosaycourtsarebeingtootough.TheSun(2011)Tryafewsharpslapsontheback.TheSun(2014)Theycouldalsogetslappedwithanunnecessarytaxbill.TheSun(2015)Gettingslappedispartandparcelofministryandwejusthavetoturntheothercheekandgetonwithit.Bain,RolyFoolsRushIn-ACalltoChristianClowning(1993)Hewouldhitme,slapmeandbeatme.TheSun(2011)Itsitsequallyhappilyonthebeginning,endorbangslapinthemiddleofasentence.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Someattackerspostmessagesboastingoftheirslaps,somerequestnewfootagetobesentviae-mail.Times,SundayTimes(2006) Moreidiomscontaining slap aslapintheface aslaponthewrist Trendsof slap Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages slap BritishEnglish:slap /slæp/VERBIfyouslapsomeone,youhitthemwiththepalmofyourhand.AmericanEnglish:slap /ˈslæp/Arabic:يُصْفِعُ BrazilianPortuguese:darumatapaem Chinese:拍 Croatian:pljusnuti Czech:plácat rukouDanish:givelussing Dutch:meppen EuropeanSpanish:pegarunabofetada Finnish:läpsäyttää French:taper frapperGerman:schlagen PersonGreek:χαστουκίζω Italian:schiaffeggiare Japanese:ピシャリと打つ Korean:찰싹때리다 Norwegian:klaske Polish:daćklapsa EuropeanPortuguese:darumabofetada Romanian:apălmuiRussian:шлепать LatinAmericanSpanish:pegarunabofetada Swedish:slå örfilaThai:ตบ Turkish:tokatlamak Ukrainian:ляскатиVietnamese:tát Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically slap slantingways slantwise slanty slap slapahand slapandtickle slapbass AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof slap slap-up slapbang slapbass slapdown slapshot Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofslapfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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