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[ US /ˈsɫæp/ ]
[ UK /slˈæp/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
  2. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
ADVERB
  1. directly
    he ran bang into the pole
    ran slap into her
VERB
  1. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
    a gunshot slapped him on the forehead
    The impatient teacher slapped the student

How To Use slap In A Sentence

  • He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
  • Why be all miffy and hissy and in a bitch-slapping mood guys, about not being in the military when you can do the work you like in prisons and police forces? See, it's not all about the election today.
  • IT'S a little disconcerting to walk into a hotel room and find a quintet of young men all wearing slap which is far more expertly applied than your own.
  • King was eight years old when he was slapped by a white woman in a downtown Atlanta department store and insulted with a racial slur.
  • Some teachers also punish students by flogging them with whips made of rubber (from strips of old car tires), with heavier canes, or simply by slapping, kicking, or pinching them.
  • Drawing an ultrasonic syringe from a cabinet in the wall, she slapped it against Kohlberg's arm and pressed.
  • There's no wit here, just slapstick comedy. Times, Sunday Times
  • The paddles turned out to be harmless slapsticks, with holes through the actual paddle part so they could cause a loud slapping noise without hurting.
  • The look should be tough, not twinkly, so apply dark colours in a slapdash way. Times, Sunday Times
  • It was a strange spectacle to see the two former enemies shaking hands and slapping each other on the back.
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