slap: Meaning and Definition of

slap

1. a sharp blow or smack, esp. with the open hand or with something flat.
2. a sound made by or as if by such a blow or smack: the slap of the waves against the dock.
3. a sharply worded or sarcastic rebuke or comment.
4. relatively mild criticism or censure: He got away with a slap on the wrist.

1. to strike sharply, esp. with the open hand or with something flat.
2. to bring (the hand, something flat, etc.) with a sharp blow against something.
3. to dash or cast forcibly: He slapped the package against the wall.
4. to put or place promptly and sometimes haphazardly (often fol. by on): The officer slapped a ticket on the car. He slapped mustard on the sandwich.
5. to slap down dissenting voices.
1. to subdue, esp. by a blow or by force; suppress.
2. to reject, oppose, or criticize sharply:to slap down dissenting voices.

1. directly; straight; smack: The tug rammed slap into the side of the freighter.

slap

1. a gap or opening, as in a fence, wall, cloud bank, or line of troops.
2. a mountain pass.
3. a wound or gash.

1. to make a gap or opening in; breach.