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slap

DEFINITIONS OF: slap

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n a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

Synonyms:
smack
Type of:
blow, bump
an impact (as from a collision)

n the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

Synonyms:
smack, smacking
Types:
spank
a slap with the flat of the hand
Type of:
blow
a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

v hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

“The impatient teacher slapped the student”
“a gunshot slapped him on the forehead”
Types:
cuff, whomp
hit with the hand
Type of:
strike
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

adv directly

“ran slap into her”
Synonyms:
bang, bolt, slapdash, smack
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