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Webster 1913 Edition

Slap

Noun.

[OE.

slappe

; akin to LG.

slappe

, G.

schlappe

; probably of imitative origin.]

A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.

Slap

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Slapped

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Slapping

To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.

Slap

adv.

[Cf. LG.

slap

, G.

schlapp

. See

Slap

Noun.

]

With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly.

[Colloq.]

“The railroad cars drive slap into the city.”

Thackeray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Slap

SLAP

Noun.

[L. alapa and schloppus.] A blow given with the open hand, or with something broad.

SLAP

Verb.

To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.

SLAP

adv.

With a sudden and violent blow.

Definition 2024

slap

English

Noun

slap ‎(plural slaps)

A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
The sound of such a blow.
(slang, uncountable) Makeup, cosmetics.

Usage notes

Especially used of blows to the face (aggressive), buttocks, and hand, frequently as a sign of reproach. Conversely, used of friendly strikes to the back, as a sign of camaraderie.

Hyponyms

cuff

Derived terms

Translations

A blow.

Albanian: shuplakë (sq)
Arabic: صَفْعَة ‎(ṣafʿa), لَطْمَة ‎(laṭma)
Armenian: (in the face) ապտակ (hy) ‎(aptak), (in the face, dialectal) չափալախ ‎(čʿapʿalax), (in the face, dialectal) սիլլա (hy) ‎(silla)
Catalan: bufetada (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拍擊 (zh), 拍击 (zh) ‎(pāijí), 耳光 (zh) ‎(ěrguāng) (slap on the face)
Czech: facka (cs) f
Dutch: mep (nl) f, klets (nl) f
Esperanto: manfrapo
Estonian: hoobiga
Finnish: läimäys, läimäytys, läpsäys, läpsy, läpsäytys (fi)
French: claque (fr) f, gifle (fr) f (slap on the face), fessée (fr) f (slap on the bum)
German: Klaps (de) m, Schlag (de) m
Greek: χαστούκι (el) n ‎(chastoúki)
Hungarian: csapás (hu), ütés (hu), (in the face) pofon (hu), arculcsapás, arculütés
Indonesian: tamparan (id)
Italian: schiaffo (it) m, ceffone (it) m, pacca (it) f
Japanese: 平手打ち ‎(ひらてうち, hirateuchi), ビンタ ‎(binta) (slang, usually referring to a slap on the face)

Kurdish:
Sorani: زله‌, چه‌پۆک
Luhya: ekofi
Norman: charabouste f, cliamuse f (in the face), cliaque f (in the face), gifl'ye f, girnouffl'ye f, mornifl'ye f, nord-êt m, paffe f, talmouse f
Norwegian: ørefik m, en over kjeften
Persian: سیلی (fa) ‎(sīlī)
Polish: klaps (pl) m, klepnięcie n, policzek (pl) m
Portuguese: palmada (pt) f, estalo (pt) m, tapa (pt) m, bofetada (pt) f
Russian: шлепо́к (ru) m ‎(šlepók), пощёчина (ru) f ‎(poščóčina) (slap on the face), оплеу́ха (ru) f ‎(opleúxa) (slap on the face), затре́щина (ru) f ‎(zatréščina) (slap on the face)
Sicilian: moffa (scn) f, tumpuluni (scn) m, tumpulata (scn) f
Slovene: klofuta (sl) f
Spanish: bofetada (es) f, cachetada (es) f
Swahili: kibare (sw), kibao (sw)
Turkish: sille (tr), tokat (tr), şaplak (tr), şamar (tr)
Volapük: (diminutive) flapil (vo)

The sound of such a blow.

Finnish: läpsähdys (fi), läpsäys, räpsähdys (fi)
Russian: шлепо́к (ru) m ‎(šlepók)

Spanish: bofetada (es) f, cachetada (es) f
Swahili: kibare (sw)

Makeup, cosmetics.

German: Makeup n, Schminke (de) f

Verb

slap ‎(third-person singular simple present slaps, present participle slapping, simple past and past participle slapped)

(transitive) To give a slap to.
She slapped him in response to the insult.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
  Mrs. Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.
(transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.
He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
(intransitive) To strike soundly against something.
The rain slapped against the window-panes.
(transitive) To place, to put carelessly.
We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.
(transitive, figuratively) To impose a penalty, etc. upon (someone).
I was slapped with a parking fine.

Derived terms

Hyponyms

cuff

Translations

to give a slap

Albanian: backos (sq)
Arabic: صَفَعَ ‎(ṣafaʿa), صَفَقَ ‎(ṣafaqa), لاطَمَ ‎(lāṭama), لَطَمَ ‎(laṭama), وَطَشَ ‎(waṭaša)
Armenian: ապտակել (hy) ‎(aptakel)
Basque:
Chinese:
Mandarin:
Dutch: meppen (nl), kletsen (nl)
Esperanto:
Finnish: läimäyttää, läpsäyttää, läpäyttää, läpsäistä
French: gifler (fr) (slap in the face), fesser (fr) (slap on the bum)
Georgian:
German: klatschen (de), (leicht) schlagen (de), patschen, ohrfeigen (de)
Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(kaupatjan)
Ido: frapar (io)
Indonesian: menampar (id)
Italian: schiaffeggiare (it), colpire (it), dare una pacca a
Japanese:

Khmer: ទះ (km) ‎(teah), ទះកំផ្លៀង ‎(teah kɑmplieŋ)
Kurdish:
Sorani: زله‌ لێدان, چه‌پۆک لێدان
Mongolian:
Norman: charbousseter, cliaper, cliatchi, cliamûser
Norwegian: fike, slå (no)
Portuguese: esbofetear
Quechua: ch'aqlay
Russian: ^{(please verify)}шлёпать (ru) impf ‎(šljópatʹ), ^{(please verify)}шлёпнуть (ru) pf ‎(šljópnutʹ), ^{(please verify)}дава́ть пощёчину impf ‎(davátʹ poščóčinu) , ^{(please verify)}дать пощёчину pf ‎(datʹ poščóčinu) (to slap somebody's face)
Spanish: abofetear (es), cachetear (es)
Swahili: kibare (sw)
Thai:
Turkish: tokatlamak (tr), vurmak (tr), şamarlamak (tr), sille atmak, aşk etmek (tr)
Vietnamese:
Volapük: flapilön

to cause something to strike soundly

Finnish: mätkäyttää, läpsäistä, mätkäistä
Italian: sbattere (it)

Swahili: kibare (sw)
Turkish: pat diye ses çıkarmak
Spanish: golpear (es)

To place, to put carelessly

Dutch: neerkwakken
Finnish: lyödä (fi), mätkäyttää, roiskia

Italian: sbattere (it)
Swahili: kibare (sw)
Spanish: aventar (es)

Adverb

slap ‎(not comparable)

Exactly, precisely
He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.

Synonyms

Translations

exactly

Spanish: justo (es) n

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German slap

Adjective

slap

Inflection

Inflection of slap
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	slap	slappere	slappest²
Neuter singular	slapt	slappere	slappest²
Plural	slappe	slappere	slappest²
Definite attributive¹	slappe	slappere	slappeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

slap

past tense of slippe

References

“slap” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /slɑp/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slap. Cognate with German schlaff and schlapp.

Adjective

slap ‎(comparative slapper, superlative slapst)

slack
weak

Inflection

Inflection of slap
uninflected	slap
inflected	slappe
comparative	slapper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		slap	slapper	het slapst het slapste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	slappe	slappere	slapste
	n. sing.	slap	slapper	slapste
	plural	slappe	slappere	slapste
definite		slappe	slappere	slapste
partitive		slaps	slappers	—

Anagrams

plas

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slēpaz. Compare Old English slǣp, Old High German slāf.

Noun

slāp m

sleep

Declension

Declension of slap (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	slāp	slāpos
accusative	slāp	slāpos
genitive	slāpes	slāpō
dative	slāpe	slāpum
instrumental	—	—

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solpъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /slâːp/

Noun

slȃp m ‎(Cyrillic spelling сла̑п)

(geology) waterfall

Declension

Declension of slap

	singular	plural
nominative	slȃp	slápovi
genitive	slapa	slapova
dative	slapu	slapovima
accusative	slap	slapove
vocative	slape	slapovi
locative	slapu	slapovima
instrumental	slapom	slapovima

References

“slap” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solpъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsláːp/
Tonal orthography: slȃp

Noun

sláp m inan ‎(genitive slápa or slapú, nominative plural slápi or slapôvi)

(geology) waterfall

Declension

Declension of sláp (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	sláp	slápa	slápi
accusative	sláp	slápa	slápe
genitive	slápa	slápov	slápov
dative	slápu	slápoma	slápom
locative	slápu	slápih	slápih
instrumental	slápom	slápoma	slápi

Declension of sláp (masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent, plural in -ôv-)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	sláp	slapôva	slapôvi
accusative	sláp	slapôva	slapôve
genitive	slapú	slapôv	slapôv
dative	slápu	slapôvoma	slapôvom
locative	slápu	slapôvih	slapôvih
instrumental	slápom	slapôvoma	slapôvi

Spanish

Noun

slap m ‎(plural slaps)

(Peru) flip-flop, thong (Australia), jandal (New Zealand)

Synonyms

bamba
chancla
chola (Venezuela)
ojota (Argentina)
sayonara (Peru)

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Webster 1913 Edition

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Definition 2024

slap

slap

English

Noun

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Verb

Derived terms

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Adverb

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Danish

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Dutch

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Old Saxon

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Noun

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Serbo-Croatian

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Slovene

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Spanish

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