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slap

/slæp/noun, verb, adverb1 syllable

Slap means: directly.

Synonyms for slap17

noun, as in the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

smack, smacking

noun, as in a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

smack

verb, as in to play music at loud volume

bump

adverb, as in directly

bang, slapdash, smack, bolt

also used for slap

eat, rule, rock, devour, eat and leave no crumbs, excel, go hard, just, right, slap bang, smack dab

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What does slap mean?5

adverb

1

directly“he ran bang into the pole”

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)

verb

1

to play music at loud volume

2

hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand“The impatient teacher slapped the student”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with slap?20

Show 40 near rhymes
thatashaveatancanhashadthanbacklastmanambadthankblackthanksfacthalfhandunderstandyeahclasspastaskactaskedplanchancelandalbankhandsstandtaxfastmatchaddattackdamn

Slap in a sentence

  • I grew up in the centre of town, slap bang in the middle.sundown
  • After saying bad things about her, he got a slap in the face.mervert1
  • That kid got a slap from his mother for being rude.CM
  • His rude reply provoked her to slap him on the face.Dejo
  • Even so ... she didn't have to slap me!fcbond
  • This sentence is a mere slap on the wrist.Hybrid
  • She gave him a slap in the face.BraveSentry
  • This sentence is nothing more than a slap on the wrist.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of slap

as a noun

plural
slaps

as a verb

past tense
slapped
present participle
slapping
third-person singular
slaps
past participle
slapped