Definitions for slap
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slap, smacknoun

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

2. smack, smacking, slapverb

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

3. slapadverb

   hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

   "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

4. bang, slap, slapdash, smack, boltadverb

   directly

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slapnoun

   A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

2. slapnoun

   The sound of such a blow.

3. slapnoun

   Makeup, cosmetics.

4. slapverb

   To give a slap.

   She slapped him in response to the insult.

5. slapverb

   To cause something to strike soundly.

   He slapped the reins against the horse's back.

6. slapverb

   To place, to put carelessly.

   We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.

7. slapadverb

   Exactly, precisely

   Nick Clegg at the NUS conference April 2010; "I hope your conference is going to go well. You've certainly chosen a great time to hold it slap bang in the middle of a general election campaign.

8. Etymology: Uncertain, probably from imitative origin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slapadverb

   With a sudden and violent blow.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Peg’s servants complained; and if they offered to come into the warehouse, then strait went the yard slap over their noddle. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.

2. SLAPnoun

   A blow. Properly with the hand open, or with something rather broad than sharp.

   Etymology: schlap, German.

   The laugh, the slap, the jocund curse go round. James Thomson.

3. To Slapverb

   To strike with a slap.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Dick, who thus long had passive sat,
   Here stroak’d his chin,and cock’d his hat;
   Then slapp’d his hand upon the board,
   And thus the youth put in his word. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slap

   Slap is the fourth single from Ludacris fifth album Release Therapy (2006).

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1. slap

   A slap is a sharp blow or strike typically delivered with an open hand, often as a reaction to misbehavior or as an expression of anger, disrespect or contempt. It is usually aimed at a person's face or body. It can also refer to making a sudden or abrupt contact with a flat surface that makes a sharp, often loud sound.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slapnoun

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

2. Slapverb

   to strike with the open hand, or with something broad

3. Slapnoun

   with a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly

4. Etymology: [OE. slappe; akin to LG. slappe, G. schlappe; probably of imitative origin.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slap

   A slap or "smack" is a broad stroke made with the open hand or the back of the hand, as opposed to a punch that is made with a closed fist. Slaps are frequently made across the face, but can be also made across hands or any other body part, and can use either the palm of the hand or the back of the hand.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slap

   slap, n. a blow with the hand or anything flat.—v.t. to give a slap to:—pr.p. slap′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. slapped.—adv. with a slap: suddenly, violently.—adj. (slang) first-rate.—adv. Slap′-bang, violently, all at once.—adj. dashing, violent.—n. a cheap eating-house.—adv. Slap′-dash, in a bold, careless way.—adj. off-hand, rash.—n. rough-cast harling: carelessly done work.—v.t. to do anything in a hasty, imperfect manner: to rough-cast with mortar.—n. Slap′per (slang), anything big of its kind.—adjs. Slap′ping, very large; Slap′-up, excellent, very grand. [Allied to Low Ger. slapp, Ger. schlappe; imit.]

2. Slap

   slap, n. (Scot.) a gap in a fence: a narrow cleft between hills.—v.t. to break an opening in.

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1. SLAP

   What does SLAP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SLAP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Blow

Anagrams for slap »

1. salp

2. SPLA

3. laps

4. pals

5. alps

6. Alps

How to pronounce slap?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slap in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of slap in a Sentence

1. James Mattis:

   You got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn’t wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain’t got no manhood left anyway. So it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them.

2. Lora Haddock DiCarlo:

   When they took the award away, it was definitely a slap in the face, it said to us that women's sexuality didn't deserve to be noteworthy of innovation.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   As a white person in America, you would've been the master, the slave owner. ... It was mostly black women who were enslaved in the house, who were raped, who were beaten daily, day in and day out, they endured physical and mental abuse. For a lot of people in America, that was like slap in the face to the black community, particularly to black women.

4. Zarina Smagul:

   We were just starting to be proud to be Kazakh. Can you imagine what a slap in the face it was to see a movie that doesn't show anyone who even looks like you ? i love comedies. We have a lot of movies in which we, Kazakhs, laugh at parts of our culture. But I also love when research is done before filming.

5. Christian Badillo:

   It's a slap in the face to the American dream and to the other kids in the Chicago Public School system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slap
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Slap
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=slap
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slap
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=slap
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=slap