slap - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

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Adverbial slap has 1 sense

bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt - directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"

Noun slap has 2 senses

slap, smack - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
--₁ is a kind of bump, blow

Derived form: verb slap₁
smack, smacking, slap - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
--₂ is a kind of blow
--₂ has particulars: spank
Derived form: verb slap₁

Verb slap has 1 sense

slap - hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
--₁ is one way to strike

Derived forms: noun slap₂, noun slap₁, noun slapper₁
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to slap his opponent