[
US
/ˈsɫæp/
]
[ UK /slˈæp/ ]
[ UK /slˈæp/ ]
NOUN
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
ADVERB
-
directly
he ran bang into the pole
ran slap into her
VERB
-
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.