Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable)A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

    He gave me a friendly slap on the back as a sign of camaraderie.

    Klaps, Schlag

    шлепо́кšlepók, пощёчинаpoščóčina, оплеу́хаopleúxa

    ля́пасljápas

    a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

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

    the slap of my feet on the bathroom tiles

    шлепо́кšlepók, хлопо́кxlopók

  3. (countable)The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.

  4. (slang, uncountable)Makeup; cosmetics.

    Makeup, Schminke

    штукату́ркаštukatúrka

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

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

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
A blow dealt with the open hand:
Русский
By meaning 3
A blow dealt with the open hand:
The sound of such a blow.:
Makeup, cosmetics.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
A blow dealt with the open hand:
Makeup, cosmetics.:

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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Forms

plural: slaps
Singularslap
Pluralslaps

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a blow from a flat object (as an open hand):smack
  • the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand:smacksmacking

Word family

34 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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