[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"