[syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slap \Slap\, n. [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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slap \Slap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slapping.]
To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slap \Slap\, adv. [Cf. LG. slap, G. schlapp. See Slap, n.]
With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly;
directly. [Colloq.] "The railroad cars drive slap into the
city." --Thackeray.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slap
adv 1: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into
her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
n 1: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: slap,
smack]
2: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open
hand [syn: smack, smacking, slap]
v 1: hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand;
"The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot
slapped him on the forehead"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
160 Moby Thesaurus words for "slap":
Parthian shot, abruptly, altogether, attack, back answer, bang,
bash, bat, beat, biff, blip, blow, box, box the ears, buffet, bump,
burst, bust, cast, castigate, caustic remark, censure, chop, chuck,
clap, clash, clear, clout, comeback, completely, contumely, crack,
crash, criticism, crump, cuff, cut, cutting remark, dash, despite,
dig, ding, directly, drub, dump, entirely, exactly, flap, flay,
fleer, fling, flop, flout, foolery, fully, gibe, gibing retort, go,
hastily, haymaker, hit, hurl, impetuously, impulsively, indignity,
insult, jab, jape, jeer, jest, knock, lash, leg-pull, like a flash,
like a thunderbolt, mock, of a sudden, on short notice,
parting shot, perfectly, plank, plop, plumb, plump, plunk,
point-blank, poke, pop, precipitantly, precipitately,
precipitously, precisely, punch, put-down, put-on, quip, quite,
rap, rebuff, rebuke, report, reprimand, reproof, right,
rude reproach, scathe, scoff, score, scourge, scurrility, sharp,
short answer, shot, slam, slap on, slap the face, slash, slat,
sling, smack, sock, spank, splash, splat, squarely, stab, stagger,
startlingly, straight, strike, stripe, sudden, suddenly,
surprisingly, swap, swat, swipe, tap, taunt, throw, thrust, thwack,
token punishment, toss, try, twit, unawares, unexpectedly, utterly,
verbal thrust, wallop, whack, wham, whap, whip, whirl, whomp, whop,
without notice, without warning