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- [slap]
- /slæp/
- /slæp/
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- [slap]
- /slæp/
Definitions of slap word
- noun slap a gap or opening, as in a fence, wall, cloud bank, or line of troops. 1
- noun slap a mountain pass. 1
- noun slap a wound or gash. 1
- verb with object slap to make a gap or opening in; breach. 1
- adverb slap Informal. directly; straight; smack: The tug rammed slap into the side of the freighter. 1
- idioms slap slap on the wrist, relatively mild criticism or censure: He got away with a slap on the wrist. 1
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Origin of slap
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35, slap is from the Low German word slapp, slappe; of expressive orig.
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Parts of speech for Slap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
slap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slap
verb slap
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- blipping — bleeping.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
adv slap
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- factually — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
noun slap
- appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bell-ringer — Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
noun, verb slap
- clonk — to make a loud dull thud
general slap
- whacking — large.
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