slap in English: To hit someone or something with the flat inside part of your hand. (verb)

Translation

To hit someone or something with the flat inside part of your hand.

Word origin

Probably an imitation of the sound a flat hand makes when it strikes something; Low German has the similar word slapp.

Verb typeregular (slap, slaps, slapped)

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You slap with an open, flat hand, not a closed fist.

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A slap on the back is friendly, not angry.

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Things can slap too, when they hit with a flat sound.

hit

To move your hand or an object quickly and hard against something.

punch

To hit someone or something hard with your closed hand.

hand

The part of your body at the end of your arm, with fingers and a thumb.

hurt

To cause pain to someone, or to feel pain.

face

The front part of your head, with your eyes, nose, and mouth.

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