Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To strike someone, typically with an open hand, often on the face.

    She slapped him in response to the insult.

    hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

  2. (transitive)To cause something to strike soundly.

    He slapped the reins against the horse's back.

  3. (intransitive)To strike soundly against something.

    The rain slapped against the window-panes.

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

    The band's new single slaps.

  5. (transitive)To place, to put carelessly.

    We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.

    klatschen, (leicht) schlagen, patschen

    шлёпатьšljópatʹ, шлёпнутьšljópnutʹ, дава́ть пощёчинуdavátʹ poščóčinu

  6. (figuratively, informal, transitive)To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).

    I was slapped with a parking fine.

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

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

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to give a slap:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to give a slap:

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

slaps, slapping, slapped, slapped
Base formslap · to slap
3rd person singularslaps
Present participleslapping
Past simpleslapped
Past participleslapped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyslap
he, she, itslaps

Past simpleLesson

all personsslapped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave slapped
he, she, ithas slapped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill slap

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

13 synonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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