slap

Signification (English)

Noun

1. A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
2. A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.
3. The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
4. (slang) Makeup; cosmetics.
5. (slang) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.

Verb

1. To give a slap to.
2. To cause something to strike soundly.
3. To strike soundly against something.
4. (slang) To be excellent, especially when relating to music.
5. To place, to put carelessly.
6. (informal) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).
7. (informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).

Adv

Exactly, precisely

Adj

Very good, excellent, amazing.

Concepts

gifle

gifler

claque

fessée

frapper

claquer

taper

talocher

tape

coup

donner des tapes

donner des claques

donner une claque

tapette

cuña

crever

fesser

insipide

jeter

péter

camouflet

donner une claque à

souffleter

taloche

calotter

baffer

applaudir

Synonyms

smack

hit

strike

spank

clap

👏

beat

cuff

slap in the face

blow

buffet

pat

swat

bang

spanking

knock

whack

punch

👊

flap

smite

slapdash

swipe

slam

clout

whip

belt

bolt

stroke

slapping

tap

pound

💷

flog

flop

splash

pelt

box

📦

box on the ear

plump

swot

throw

thwack

directly

rap

give a smack

bash

beat up

crack

flat

fling

smacking

put

quickly

racket

ram

🐏

reproof

right

sheer

shock

⚡

shoot

slack

sludge

smacker

smash

snub

spang

spat

square

squarely

stamp out

stick out

straight

suddenly

swing

thrust

thump

top

🔝

toss

whang

whomp

whop

worst

fling down

without warning

kapow

thump out

blow on the face

blow on the neck

cuff on the neck

give one a slap

thump on the neck

box the ears of

flap the wings

clap round the ears

affront

backand

attempt

baldly

bat

🦇

batter

beat on

beat out

bump

campaign

carom

chatter

clip

club

concussion

cop

👮

copper

dab

defeat

direct

drive

due

flick

flush

forthright

forthrightly

gap

gust

hammering

immediately

impingement

jab

jounce

kill

🔪🩸👤

knockdown

lash

lick

mint

muck

nail

nob

ooze

outright

palm of the hand

peddle

percussion

play

plum

point-blank

pop

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/slæp/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: slappen

Cognate with bas-allemand: Slappe

Cognate with allemand: Schlappe

Cognate with italien: sleppa

In summary

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