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Verb: slap (slapped,slapping)  slap
  1. 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
     
  2. 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
     
  3. [informal] (of music) be exceptionally good or impressive
    "That new song really slaps"
     
  4. [informal] To play music at loud volume
    "He slapped the new album in his car";
    - bump [informal]
Noun: slap  slap
  1. A blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
    "The slap echoed through the room";
    - smack
     
  2. The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
    "Her slap on the arm work him up";
    - smack
     
  3. A sound resembling a sharp strike
    "We heard the slap of waves against the boat"
     
  4. [Brit, informal] Makeup, especially when applied heavily or casually
    "She put on some slap before going out"
Adverb: slap  slap
  1. Directly
    "ran slap into her";
    - bang, smack [informal]

Derived forms: slapped, slapping, slaps

Type of: blow, bump, place down, play, put down, set down, strike

Encyclopedia: Slap, Trzic