slap
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/slæp/
🇬🇧
/slæp/
verb
C1
to hit someone or something with your open hand
She gave him a hard slap on the face.
R
to put something down quickly and noisily, often when angry
He slapped the book down on the table angrily.
R
to make a noise like a slap when hitting something
The wet shoes slapped loudly on the floor.
noun
R
a hit with your open hand
She gave him a sharp slap on the cheek.
R
the sound of something being hit with an open hand
The loud slap echoed through the room.
R
makeup or cosmetics
She put on some slap before going out.
adverb
R
directly and with force
He walked slap into the wall in the dark.
R
exactly or directly
The store is slap in the middle of town.
translation
to hit someone or something with your open hand; to put something down quickly and noisily, often when angry; to make a noise like a slap when hitting something
a hit with your open hand; the sound of something being hit with an open hand; makeup or cosmetics
directly and with force; exactly or directly
Word Forms
3rd Present
slaps
Past
slapped
Perfect
slapped
Progressive
slapping
Plural
slaps