Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Exactly, precisely

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

More definitions
  • directly

Examples

293 sentences
  1. She slapped him in the face.

    Вона дала йому ляща. — shanghainese

    deSie ohrfeigte ihn. — Manfredo

  2. After slapping Tom, Mary ran out of the room.

    Давши Тому ляпаса, Мері вибігла з кімнати. — deniko

    ruЗалепив Тому пощёчину, Маша выбежала из комнаты. — paul_lingvo

    deNachdem sie Tom eine geklatscht hatte, lief Maria aus dem Zimmer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I slapped his face.

    Я дав йому ляпаса. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ дала ему пощёчину. — marafon

    deIch klatschte ihm eine. — joha2

  4. Tom slapped Mary.

    Том дав Мері ляпаса. — deniko

    ruТом шлёпнул Мэри. — odexed

    deTom schlug Mary. — Hans_Adler

  5. Mary slapped Tom.

    Мері дала Тому ляпаса. — deniko

    ruМэри шлёпнула Тома. — Karok

    deMary verpasste Tom eine Ohrfeige. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English slappen, of uncertain origin, possibly imitative. Compare Low German S

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

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Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedslap-bang

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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