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English Dictionary: slap by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slap
adv
  1. directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
    Synonym(s): bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt
n
  1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: slap, smack]
  2. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
    Synonym(s): smack, smacking, slap
v
  1. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Slap \Slap\, n. [OE. slappe; akin to LG. slappe, G. schlappe;
      probably of imitative origin.]
      A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something
      broad.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Slap \Slap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Slapping}.]
      To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Slap \Slap\, adv. [Cf. LG. slap, G. schlapp. See {Slap}, n.]
      With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly;
      directly. [Colloq.] [bd]The railroad cars drive slap into the
      city.[b8] --Thackeray.
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