HyperDic English SLAP ... slap

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English 4 senses of the word *slap*:
VERB	contact	slap	hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
NOUN	event	slap, smack	a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
NOUN	act	slap, smack, smacking	the act of smacking something
ADVERB	all	slap, bang, slapdash, smack, bolt	directly

slap pronunciation
Sounds	slae'p
Rhymes	backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep...

Englishslap: 4 senses noun 1, event
Meaning	A blow from a flat object (as an open hand).
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

Englishslap: 4 senses noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand.
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

Englishslap: 4 senses adverb 1
Meaning	directly.
Example	"ran slap into her"
Synonyms	bang, slapdash, smack, bolt
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	de cabeza, de lleno, directamente, directo

Englishslap: 4 senses verb 1, contact
Meaning	hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	The fighter managed to slap his opponent
Examples	"The impatient teacher slapped the student" "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
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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