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slap lsap salp aslp lasp alsp slpa lspa spla psla lpsa plsa sapl aspl spal psal apsl pasl laps alps lpas plas apls pals

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Definitions and meaning of slap

slap

Etymology

From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German Slappe (“slap”), whence also German Schlappe (“defeat”). Compare also Italian sleppa (“slap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæp/
• Rhymes: -æp

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) A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.

3. (countable, music) The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
4. (slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.
   • Quoted in 2006, Matt Houlbrook, Queer London (page 151)

     If you had too much slap on when you went out . . . your mates say too much slap on your ecaf. Yeah. Oh really girl? Yes . . . Go in the lavs here and have a look.

5. (slang, countable) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.

Hyponyms

• cuff

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

slap (third-person singular simple present slaps, present participle slapping, simple past and past participle slapped)

1. (transitive) To give a slap to.
2. (transitive) To cause something to strike soundly.

3. (intransitive) To strike soundly against something.

4. (intransitive, stative, slang) To be excellent, especially when relating to music.

   Synonyms: bang, eat, rule, rock

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:slap.
5. (transitive) To place, to put carelessly.
6. (transitive, informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).

7. (transitive, informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).

Hyponyms

• cuff

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

slap (not comparable)

1. Exactly, precisely

   He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.

Synonyms

• just, right, slap bang, smack dab; see also Thesaurus:exactly

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• slap chip (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• ALPs, APLS, APLs, ASPL, Alps, PALS, PALs, PLAs, Pals, Plas, SPLA, alps, laps, pals, salp

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ap

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German slap, from Proto-Germanic *slap-, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (“to be weak, limp, languid”), see also Latin labō (“fluctuate, waver”).

Adjective

slap

1. loose
2. limp
3. slack
4. weak (muscles)
5. flaccid
6. lax

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

slap

1. past of slippe

References

• “slap” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch slap, from Proto-Germanic *slap-, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b- (“to be weak, limp, languid”), see also Latin labō (“fluctuate, waver”). Cognate with German schlaff and schlapp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɑp/
• Hyphenation: slap
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Adjective

slap (comparative slapper, superlative slapst)

1. slack
2. weak

Inflection

Derived terms

• slapheid
• slapjanus
• slappeling
• slapperik
• slapte
• verslappen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: slap

References

Anagrams

• plas

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *slāp. 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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slâːp/

Noun

slȃp m (Cyrillic spelling сла̑п)

1. (geology) waterfall

Declension

References

• “slap” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Alternative forms

• ſlap (Bohorič alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *salpás, probably from Proto-Indo-European *sel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sláːp/
• Rhymes: -aːp
• Hyphenation: slap
• Homophone: slab

Noun

slȃp m inan

1. (geology) waterfall

   Synonym: vodopad

2. (by extension) a large amount of something falling or curving downwards
3. (obsolete or regional) wave^{[→Snoj, 2016]}

   Synonyms: val, prival, valček

4. (obsolete) storm^{[→Pleteršnik, 2014]}

   Synonyms: nevihta, divja jaga

5. (obsolete) vapor^{[→Pleteršnik, 2014]}

   Synonym: hlap

6. (obsolete, Prekmurje Slovene) gale, storm^{[→Novak, 2014]}

   Synonyms: veter, brisavica, vetrc, vetrček, vetrič, vetriček

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• reka (“river”)
• previs (“cliff”)

Further reading

• “slap”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “slap”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈlap/ [esˈlap]
• Rhymes: -ap

Noun

slap m (plural slaps)

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

   Synonyms: bamba, chancla, (Venezuela) chola, (Argentina) ojota, (Peru) sayonara

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɬaːp̚˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [θaːp̚˦]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *saːpᴰ.

Noun

slap

1. cockroach

Etymology 2

Adverb

slap

1. in a quiet whispery, breathy, hushed voice

   phuối slap vạ căn ― to whisper each other

References

• Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội

Source: wiktionary.org