Slap | Mean of slap in English Dictionary

/ˈslæp/

• Verb
• to hit (someone or something) with the front or back of your open hand
1. She slapped him across/in the face.
2. She slapped his face.
3. He slapped me on the back and said “Good job!”
4. He called the dog by slapping his hand against his thigh.
• to hit something with a sound like the sound made when your hand slaps something
1. Waves were slapping against the side of the boat.
2. Gentle waves slapped the side of the raft.
• to put (something) on a surface quickly or forcefully
1. He slapped the book down on the desk.
2. She slapped down her cards and shouted “I win!”
3. He slapped a fresh coat of paint on (the wall).
4. I grabbed a slice of bread and slapped on some peanut butter.

• to hit (something) with a forceful swing of your arms, hands, etc.
1. (ice hockey) He slapped the puck into the net.
2. (baseball) She slapped a single to right field.
• to hit or slap (someone) many times
1. The children screamed when they saw him slapping her around. [=beating her up]
• to add (something, such as an extra charge) to an amount
1. The hotel slapped an extra $100 on his bill to cover the damage.
2. The judge slapped on an additional fine.
• to create (something) by putting parts together in a quick or careless way
1. I slapped a sandwich together as I was running out the door.
2. The company slapped together a Web site and then waited for the customers to come pouring in.
• to punish (someone) with (a fine, lawsuit, etc.)
1. They were slapped with a lawsuit.
2. The judge slapped the company with a fine for polluting the river.
• Noun
• a hit with the front or back of your open hand
1. I was so angry that I felt like giving him a slap.
• a loud sound made when something hits a flat surface
1. I could hear the slap of the waves against the side of the boat.
• a surprising act that offends or insults someone
1. Her decision to leave the company to work for our competitors was a slap in the face.
• the act of slapping someone's back usually to express praise or approval
1. He gave me a slap on the back and said “Good job!”
• a mild punishment that is given to someone who should be punished more severely
1. Even though he was proven guilty, he got away with a slap on the wrist.
2. The fine was just a slap on the wrist.
• exactly or directly
1. I walked slap into the post.
2. Her apartment is slap in the middle of the city. = Her apartment is slap bang in the middle of the city.