what does slap mean?
SLAP as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of smacking something
- a blow delivered with an open hand
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Hypernyms(s) slap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
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Hypernyms(s) slap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SLAP as VERB
- Meaning
- hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
Usage Example(s)
- The impatient teacher slapped the student
- a gunshot slapped him on the forehead
Hypernyms(s) slap is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SLAP as ADVERB
- Meaning
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Usage Example(s)
- he ran bang into the pole
- ran slap into her
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