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slap  (slp)

n.

1.

a. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.

b. The sound of such a blow.

2. A sharp insult: a slap to one's pride.

v. slapped, slap·ping, slaps

v.tr.

1. To strike with a flat object, such as the palm of the hand.

2. To cause to strike sharply and loudly: "He took a clipping from his wallet and slapped it on the bar" Nathanael West.

3. To put or place quickly or carelessly: slapped butter on a bagel.

4. To criticize or insult sharply.

5. To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order: slapped him with a speeding ticket; slapped her with a lawsuit.

v.intr.

To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap: waves slapping against the raft.

adv. Informal

Directly and with force.

Phrasal Verb:

slap down

1. To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure: "thought [he] was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down" New York Times.

2. To put a sudden end to; suppress: slap down divisive criticism.

Idiom:

slap on the wrist

A nominal or token punishment.

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[Middle English slappe.]

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slapper n.

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slap

Noun

1. a sharp blow or smack with something flat, such as the open hand

2. the sound made by or as if by such a blow

3. slap and tickle Brit old-fashioned informal sexual play

4. a slap in the face an unexpected rejection or insult

5. a slap on the back congratulations

Verb

[slapping, slapped]

1. to strike sharply with something flat, such as the open hand

2. to bring (something) down forcefully: he slapped down a fiver

3. (usually foll. by against)to strike (something) with a slapping sound

4. Informal to cover with quickly or carelessly: she slapped on some make-up

5. slap on the back to congratulate

Adverb

Informal

1. exactly: slap in the middle

2. slap into forcibly or abruptly into: he ran slap into the guard [Low German slapp]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slap - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) smack blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	2.	slap - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand smacking, smack spank - a slap with the flat of the hand blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	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" strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" cuff, whomp - hit with the hand
Adv.	1.	slap - directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" bang, smack, bolt, slapdash colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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slap

verb 1. smack, hit, strike, beat, bang, clap, clout (informal) cuff, whack, swipe, spank, clobber (slang) wallop (informal) lay one on (slang)

verb 2. (Informal), chiefly Brit. plaster, apply, spread, daub

noun 3. smack, blow, whack, wallop (informal) bang, clout (informal) cuff, swipe, spank a slap in the face insult, humiliation, snub, affront, blow, rejection, put-down, rebuke, rebuff, repulse

Translations

slap [slæp] n → palmada;

(in face) → bofetada

vt → dar una palmada/bofetada a

adv (= directly) → de lleno

slap [slæp] n → claque f, gifle f;

(on the back) → tape f

vt → donner une claque or une gifle (or une tape) à;

to slap on [+ paint] → appliquer rapidement adv (= directly) → tout droit, en plein

slap [slæp] n → Schlag m, Klaps m

vt → schlagen

adv (inf) (directly) → direkt;

to slap sth on sth → etw auf etw acc klatschen;

it fell slap(-bang) in the middle → es fiel genau in die Mitte

slap [slæp] n → manata, pacca;

(on face) → schiaffo

vt → dare una manata a; schiaffeggiare

adv (= directly) → in pieno;

it fell slap in the middle → cadde proprio nel mezzo

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slap

n slap [slӕp]

a blow with the palm of the hand or anything flat The child got a slap from his mother for being rude.klapصَفْعَهплесницаplácnutí, pohlaveksmækder Klapsχαστούκιpalmada, cachete, bofetada, bofetónlaksسيليläimäysgifleסְטִירָהथप्पड़, तमांचाpljuska, udarac dlanom ploštimicepofontamparanlöðrungurschiaffo平手打ち손바닥으로 치기, 찰싹 치기pliaukštelėjimaspļaukatamparklapklask, smekk, slagklaps, policzekbofetadapalmăшлепок; пощёчинаplesnutie, zauchoklofutašamarsmäll, slag, örfilการตบtokat, şamar掌擊，拍打ляпанецьتھپڑcái tát, cái vỗ, cái đập掌击，拍打

v – past tense, past participle slapped –

to give a slap to He slapped my face.klapيَصْفَعзашлевявамplesknoutgive en lussingohrfeigenχαστουκίζωabofetear, dar una bofetada alaksu andma, löömaسيلي زدنläimäyttäägiflerלִסטוֹרथप्पड़ मारनाpljusnuti, pljeskatipofon ütmenamparlöðrungaschiaffeggiare, dare uno schiaffo平手打ちする(손바닥으로) ...을 찰싹 치다pliaukštelėti/užvožti įiecirst pļauku; iepļaukātmenamparslaandaske, klaske, slå med håndflatenuderzyć, klepnąćesbofeteara pălmuiшлёпать; дать пощёчинуplesnúťudaritiošamaritismälla (slå) tillตบtokat atmak摑ляпати, ляскатиتھپڑ مارناtát, vỗ, đập掴

adj ˌslapˈdash

careless and hurried He does everything in such a slapdash manner.vinnig, argeloosبِتَهاوُن وعَدَم إكْتِراثнебреженlajdáckýsjusketHals über Kopfπρόχειρος, βιαστικός, απρόσεκτοςdescuidadotormakasبي دقتhuolimatonnégligentפְּזִיזוּתलापरवाही भराžestoko, nagloösszevisszasembronofljótfærnislegurtrasandato; frettoloso向こう見ずな되는 대로의, 날림의daromas priešokiais/kaip pakliūvapaviršs; sasteigtsgopoh-gapahnonchalanthastverks-, slurvetniedbałydesleixadoneglijentнеряшливый, поспешныйledabolý, nedbanlivýpovršenpovršanhafsig, vårdslösลวก ๆalelacele, uyduruk鹵莽的абиякий; недбайливийغیر محتاط اور جلدبازẩu, cẩu thả卤莽的

adj ˌslap-ˈhappy

cheerfully careless; carefree she cooks in a very slap-happy way.sorgvryمُرْتاح البال، بارْتِياح وَمَرَحбезгриженbezstarostnýafslappet; ligegladsorglosανέμελοςdescuidado, despreocupadorutakalt, rabistadesبي غم وغصهhuoletoninsouciantחֲסַר דְאָגָהखुशमिजाज, छोटी छोटी बातों को ध्यान नहीं रखने वालाnagao, nepažljivgondtalangembirakærulausincurante; stramboいいかげんな명랑하고 무책임한, 태평한nerūpestingasbezbēdīgsgembiralukraakavslappetbeztroskidescuidadonepă­sătorбеспечный, бесшабашныйbezstarostnýrazposajennemaransprallig, uppsluppenที่ไร้กังวลsorumsuz, umursamaz不經心地безтурботнийلاپرواvui vẻ một cách vô trách nhiệm不经心地

n ˈslapstick

a kind of humour which depends for its effect on very simple practical jokes etc Throwing custard pies turns a play into slapstick; (also adjective ) slapstick comedy.praktiese humorهَزلِيّات تَعتَمِد على المقالِبфарсfraška; fraškovitýfalde-på-halen-komedie; lagkage-der Klamaukφάρσαbufonada, payasadajämekoomika, jämekoomilineكمدي مسخره بازيslapstick-huumori(de) grosse farceקוֹמדיָה מְטוֹרֶפֶתहंसी मजाकlakrdija, farsavígjáték (sok helyzetkomikummal)banyolan kasarærslaleikur/-húmorfarsa; grossolanoどたばた喜劇엎치락 뒤치락하는[] 희극balaganas, farsasbalagāns; farssgurauan kasargooi{#169}en{#169}smijttoneelbløtkakekomediehumor sytuacyjnypalhaçadacomedie ief­tinăфарс, балаганfraška; fraškovitýburleska; burkastlakrdijabuskis, filmfars, slapstick; farsartadเรื่องขบขันชนิดหนึ่งşaklabanlığa dayanan komedi滑稽劇грубий, дешевий фарсعملی لطیفوں پر مبنی مزاق یا ڈراماtrò vui nhộn滑稽剧