slap

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English

Etymology

Uncertain. Eventually probably of imitative origin, but possibly old; compare Low German Slappe (slap), Norwegian slå (slap), whence also German Schlappe (defeat).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æp
  • Audio (CAN):(file)

Noun

slap (countable and uncountable, plural slaps)

  1. (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
  2. (countable) The sound of such a blow.
    • 2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Havens goes into the terrific Freedom for an encore, which will turn out to be a highlight of the movie; its chopped guitar and conga slaps pre-empt late 90s R&B.
  3. (slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.

Usage notes

Especially used of blows to the face (aggressive), buttocks, and hand, frequently as a sign of reproach. Conversely, used of friendly strikes to the back, as a sign of camaraderie.

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Verb

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  1. (transitive) To give a slap to.
    She slapped him in response to the insult.
    • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
      Mrs. Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.
  2. (transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.
    He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
  3. (intransitive) To strike soundly against something.
    The rain slapped against the window-panes.
  4. (intransitive, slang, of songs) To be excellent.
    Their new single slaps.
  5. (transitive) To place, to put carelessly.
    We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.
    • 2018 "The Secret Ceramics Room of Secrets", Bob's Burgers
      Louise Belcher: "On Monday there was supposed to be some big schoolboard inspection or something, so instead of cleaning the place up, what does the principal do? He panics. He and the janitor and the janitor's brother slap a wall where the door used to be."
      Gene Belcher: "Wall slap."
  6. (transitive, informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).
    I was slapped with a parking fine.
  7. (transitive, informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).
    • 2007, Jon Paulien, The Gospel from Patmos:
      With no drums, Black began slapping his bass to keep time while Moore's guitar leaped in and out of the melody line.

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Adverb

slap (not comparable)

  1. Exactly, precisely
    He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German slap

Adjective

slap

  1. loose
  2. limp
  3. slack
  4. weak (muscles)
  5. flaccid
  6. lax
Inflection
Inflection of slap
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular slap slappere slappest2
Indefinite neuter singular slapt slappere slappest2
Plural slappe slappere slappest2
Definite attributive1 slappe slappere slappeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slap

  1. Template:past tense of

References


Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slap. Cognate with German schlaff and schlapp.

Pronunciation

Adjective

slap (comparative slapper, superlative slapst)

  1. slack
  2. weak

Inflection

Declension of slap
uninflected slap
inflected slappe
comparative slapper
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial slap slapper het slapst
het slapste
indefinite m./f. sing. slappe slappere slapste
n. sing. slap slapper slapste
plural slappe slappere slapste
definite slappe slappere slapste
partitive slaps slappers

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slēpaz. Compare Old English slǣp, Old High German slāf.

Noun

slāp m

  1. sleep

Declension



Scots

Noun

slap (plural slaps)

  1. A gap in a fence.
  2. A narrow cleft between hills.

Verb

slap

  1. (transitive) To break an opening in.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solpъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

slȃp m (Cyrillic spelling сла̑п)

  1. (geology) waterfall

Declension

References

  • slap” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solpъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

slȃp m inan

  1. (geology) waterfall

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. sláp
gen. sing. slápa
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
sláp slápa slápi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
slápa slápov slápov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
slápu slápoma slápom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
sláp slápa slápe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
slápu slápih slápih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
slápom slápoma slápi
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem, long mixed accent, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing. sláp
gen. sing. slapú
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
sláp slapôva slapôvi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
slapú slapôv slapôv
dative
(dajȃlnik)
slápu slapôvoma slapôvom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
sláp slapôva slapôve
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
slápu slapôvih slapôvih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
slápom slapôvoma slapôvi

Spanish

Noun

slap m (plural slaps)

  1. (Peru) flip-flop, thong (Australia), jandal (New Zealand)

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