Synonyms for slap
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : slap |
| Phonetic Transcription : slæp |
Top 10 synonyms for slap Other synonyms for the word slap
Définition of slap
Origin :- late 15c., "strike with the open hand," from slap (n.). As an adverb, 1670s, "suddenly;" 1829, "directly." Related: Slapped; slapping.
- noun hard hit, often with hand
- She leaned forward in the chair she had taken, and pretended to slap his hand crossly.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- Not one among them dares to give the philistines a slap in the face.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- This slap at the professors delighted the young man's friends.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- Some said that she was still crazy about him and he had to slap her to make her leave him alone.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- When they were alone Mignon scorned to slap him at every turn.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- You slap angrily at the place, and hurt yourself, but not the mosquito.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- Henry, in response to a slap from the reins, got under way once more.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- They push me, they slap my face, they tread on my toes, they call me by unpleasant names.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- Charles-Norton gives him a handful of salt, and with a slap sends him off again.
- Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
- He gave the blonde girl a light dose of the vibray to slap her awake.
- Extract from : « Mutineer » by Robert J. Shea
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