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Idioms about slap
slap on the wrist, relatively mild criticism or censure: He got away with a slap on the wrist.
Origin of slap
1First recorded in 1625ā35; from Low German slapp(e); of expressive origin
synonym study for slap
1. See blow1.
OTHER WORDS FROM slap
slapper, nounWords nearby slap
slant height, slant-in, slant rhyme, slant-top, slantwise, slap, slap-bang, slap bass, slapdash, slap dashing, slap down
Other definitions for slap (2 of 2)
slap2
[ slap ]
/ slƦp /
noun
a gap or opening, as in a fence, wall, cloud bank, or line of troops.
a mountain pass.
a wound or gash.
verb (used with object), slapped, slapĀ·ping.
to make a gap or opening in; breach.
Origin of slap
2First recorded in 1400ā50; Middle English slop(e) āinroad made into enemy ranks,ā from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cognate with German Schlupf āhiding placeā
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How to use slap in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for slap
slap
/ (slƦp) /
noun
verb slaps, slapping or slapped
adverb informal
exactly; directlyslap on time
forcibly or abruptlyto fall slap on the floor
Derived forms of slap
slapper, nounWord Origin for slap
C17: from Low German slapp, German Schlappe, of imitative origin
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