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slap in American English · 1. a. a blow or smack, esp. · 2. an injury to pride, self-respect, etc., as an insult or rebuff. verb transitiveWord forms: slapped or ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese 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:'eldritch' 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 SYNONYMS1.Seeblow1Mostmaterial©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 TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Thatwasabitofaslapintheface.TheGuardian(2015)Manyslappedaheftyfuelsurchargeonthepriceoftheirtickets.TheGuardian(2015)Theykeepseeingpoliceheregettingaslaponthewristandtheproblemscontinue.TheGuardian(2015)Butforvegansitisafurtherslapintheface.TheGuardian(2016)Heslapsaforehanddeepandapproachesthenet.TheGuardian(2018)Thecameramanneedsaslaponthewristforpoorshotplanningandcontinuity.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Therapperhasslappedabanonfastfoodbeingconsumedaroundhim.TheSun(2009)Tryafewsharpslapsontheback.TheSun(2014)Theycouldalsogetslappedwithanunnecessarytaxbill.TheSun(2015)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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