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How to pronounce slap in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms smack, smacking
Type of blow
Has types spank
Type Words
Synonyms smack
Type of blow, bump
Type Words
Synonyms bang, bolt, slapdash, smack


ran slap into her.
Type Words
Type of strike
Has types whomp, cuff
Derivation slapper


The impatient teacher slapped the student.
a gunshot slapped him on the forehead.

Examples of slap

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Perhaps Chitika only deserved a slap on the wrist, instead of a public flogging.
From the techcrunch.com
Some celebrities slap on Spanx and sequins and call themselves red carpet ready.
From the abcnews.go.com
Then again, that's usually the mark a slap to the face leaves on the opposition.
From the suntimes.com
He rarely talks of the Guangdong model, which would sound like a slap at others.
From the economist.com
Sadly, it quickly turned into a sweary rant and an alleged slap across her face.
From the hecklerspray.com
Hundreds of laborers slap mortar onto bricks as they build barracks and offices.
From the thestate.com
Swing your right calf behind you and reach back and slap it with your left hand.
From the stltoday.com
This is a fast paced slap-stick type comedy with a clever science fiction twist.
From the ocregister.com
In an age of cant and baloney, Andrew Bacevich offers a bracing slap of reality.
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More examples
  • A blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
  • Bang: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
  • Hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
  • Smack: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
  • A slap or "smack" is a broad stroke made with the open hand, as opposed to a punch that is made with a closed fist. Slaps are frequently made across the face, but can be also made across hands or any other body part, and can use either the palm of the hand or the back of the hand.
  • Slap! is a 1990 album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It was a radical redefinition of the band's sound and attitude. The songs now inspired dancing more than moshing, and the lyrics were celebratory as opposed to victimist.
  • Egyptian Ratscrew (commonly known by Egyptian War, ERS, Egyptian Rat Slap, Slaps, Ancient Egyptian Rat Killer, and many other names) is a card game of the matching family of games, reminiscent of Slapjack and Beggar-My-Neighbour, but more complex.
  • "Slap" is the fourth single from Ludacris' fifth album Release Therapy (2006).
  • The Slap is a multi award-winning novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas.