VERB | contact | slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand |
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NOUN | event | slap, smack | a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) |
act | slap, smack, smacking | the act of smacking something | |
ADVERB | all | slap, bang, slapdash, smack, bolt | directly |
Sounds | slae'p | |
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Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... |
Meaning | A blow from a flat object (as an open hand). | |
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Synonym | smack | |
Broader | blow, bump | An impact (as from a collision) |
Spanish | bofetada, galleta, palmada, tortazo | |
Catalan | bolet, bufetada, mastegot | |
Verbs | slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand |
Meaning | The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand. | |
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Synonyms | smack, smacking | |
Narrower | spank | A slap with the flat of the hand |
Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
Spanish | azotaina, bicoca, bofetada, cachete, cale, manotada, manotazo, torta, tortazo | |
Catalan | bolet, bufetada, mastegot, surra | |
Verbs | slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand |
Meaning | directly. | |
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Example | "ran slap into her" | |
Synonyms | bang, slapdash, smack, bolt | |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | de cabeza, de lleno, directamente, directo |
Meaning | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | The fighter managed to slap his opponent | |
Examples |
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Narrower | cuff, whomp | hit with the hand |
Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
Spanish | abofetear | |
Nouns | slap | the act of smacking something |
slap | a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) | |
slapper | a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand |
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