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Definitions for Slapping

[1] a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
[2] a sound made by or as if by such a blow or smack: the slap of the waves against the dock.
[3] a sharply worded or sarcastic rebuke or comment.
[4] to strike sharply, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
[5] to bring (the hand, something flat, etc.) with a sharp blow against something.
[6] to dash or cast forcibly: He slapped the package against the wall.
[7] to put or place promptly and sometimes haphazardly (often followed by on ): The officer slapped a ticket on the car. He slapped mustard on the sandwich.
[8] Informal . directly; straight; smack: The tug rammed slap into the side of the freighter.
[9] slap down , to subdue, especially by a blow or by force; suppress. to reject, oppose, or criticize sharply: to slap down dissenting voices.
[10] slap on the wrist , relatively mild criticism or censure: He got away with a slap on the wrist.
[11] a gap or opening, as in a fence, wall, cloud bank, or line of troops.
[12] a mountain pass.
[13] a wound or gash.
[14] to make a gap or opening in; breach.
[15] a sharp blow or smack, as with the open hand, something flat, etc
[16] the sound made by or as if by such a blow
[17] a sharp rebuke; reprimand
[18] a bit of slap and tickle or slap and tickle British informal sexual play
[19] a slap in the face an insult or rebuff
[20] a slap on the back congratulation
[21] a slap on the wrist a light punishment or reprimand
[22] (tr) to strike (a person or thing) sharply, as with the open hand or something flat
[23] (tr) to bring down (the hand, something flat, etc) sharply
[24] (when intr, usually foll by against ) to strike (something) with or as if with a slap
[25] (tr) informal , mainly British to apply in large quantities, haphazardly, etc she slapped butter on the bread
[26] slap on the back to congratulate
[27] exactly; directly slap on time
[28] forcibly or abruptly to fall slap on the floor

Words related to Slapping

slapblow, blip, pat, punch, whack, box, poke, spank, crack, sock, bang, clout, chop, swat, smack, slam, cuff, buffet, wallop, strike

Words nearby Slapping

slapslant-eyed, slant-in, slant-top, slanter, slantwise, slap, slap bass, slap dashing, slap down, slap in the face, slap on the back

Origin of Slapping

21325–75; Middle English slop < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cognate with German Schlupf hiding place

Other words from Slapping

slap·per , noun

Word origin for Slapping

C17: from Low German slapp, German Schlappe, of imitative origin

Synonyms for Slapping

blip, blow, pat, punch, whack, bang, bash, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clout, crack, cuff, percuss, poke, slam, smack, sock, spank, strike, swat, wallop, wham, potch