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Definitions for Skelp

[1] a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
[2] the sound of such a slap or smack.
[3] to slap, smack, or strike (someone), especially on the buttocks; spank.
[4] to drive (animals) by slapping or goading them.
[5] metal in strip form that is fed into various rolls and welded to form tubing.
[6] (tr) to slap
[7] a slap
[8] sheet or plate metal that has been curved and welded to form a tube

Words related to Skelp

punish, censure, berate, upbraid, castigate, lash, flog, ream, chasten, pummel, scourge, beat, spank, baste, thrash, correct, whip, ferule

Words nearby Skelp

skell, skellum, skelly, skelm, skelmersdale, skelp, skelter, skelton, sken, skene, skene dhu

Origin of Skelp

2First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of skelp1

Word origin for Skelp

C19: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic sgealb thin strip of wood

Synonyms for Skelp

berate, castigate, censure, flog, lash, punish, upbraid, baste, beat, chasten, correct, pummel, ream, scourge, spank, thrash, whip, chew out, climb all over, ferule, lay into, lean on, slap down