slap
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
Noun
slap (countable and uncountable, plural slaps)
- (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
- (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.
- (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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- (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.
- (transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.
- He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
- (intransitive) To strike soundly against something.
- The rain slapped against the window-panes.
- (intransitive, slang, of songs) To be excellent.
- Their new single slaps.
- (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."
- 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."
- (transitive, informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).
- I was slapped with a parking fine.
- (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)
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Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ap
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German slap
Adjective
slap
Inflection
Inflection of slap | |||
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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
References
- “slap” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch slap. Cognate with German schlaff and schlapp.
Pronunciation
Adjective
slap (comparative slapper, superlative slapst)
Inflection
Declension of slap | ||||
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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
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | slāp | slāpos |
accusative | slāp | slāpos |
genitive | slāpes | slāpō |
dative | slāpe | slāpum |
instrumental | — | — |
Scots
Noun
slap (plural slaps)
- A gap in a fence.
- A narrow cleft between hills.
Verb
slap
- (transitive) To break an opening in.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *solpъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
slȃp m (Cyrillic spelling сла̑п)
Declension
References
- “slap” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *solpъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
slȃp m inan
Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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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 |
Masculine inan., hard o-stem, long mixed accent, plural in -ôv- | |||
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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)
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