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slap

adverb noun verb

directly

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
S
Ends with
P
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

slæp

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Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. directly

    “he ran bang into the pole”

noun

  1. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

noun

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

verb

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

    “The impatient teacher slapped the student”

verb

  1. to play music at loud volume

In context

Example Sentences

he ran bang into the pole
ran slap into her
The impatient teacher slapped the student
a gunshot slapped him on the forehead

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