Verb: slap (slapped,slapping) slap
- Hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
"The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead";
- smack
- Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
"He slapped the money on the table";
- plank [informal], flump [informal], plonk [informal], plop, plunk [informal], plump down, plunk down [informal], plump
- [informal] (of music) be exceptionally good or impressive
"That new song really slaps"
- [informal] To play music at loud volume
"He slapped the new album in his car";
- bump [informal]
- A blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
"The slap echoed through the room";
- smack
- The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
"Her slap on the arm work him up";
- smack
- A sound resembling a sharp strike
"We heard the slap of waves against the boat"
- [Brit, informal] Makeup, especially when applied heavily or casually
"She put on some slap before going out"
Derived forms: slapped, slapping, slaps
Type of: blow, bump, place down, play, put down, set down, strike
Encyclopedia: Slap, Trzic