Meaning of slap In English

• 0 a quick hit with the flat part of the hand or other flat object:

  • She gave her son a slap for behaving badly.

  • It was a real slap in the face for him when she refused to go out to dinner with him.

  • He won - give him a slap on the back.

  • The police officer gave Minna a slap on the wrist for not wearing her seat belt.

• 1 →  make-up :

  • I'm just going to put a bit of slap on.

• 2 directly or right:

  • The football player kicked the ball slap into the middle of the net.

• 3 to hit someone or something with the flat part of the hand or other flat object:

  • She slapped his face.

  • She slapped him across the face.

  • His friends slapped him on the back when he said he was getting married (= hit him lightly on the back in a friendly way to express pleasure at what he had done).

  • When her ideas were rejected, she slapped her report (down) on the table and stormed out of the meeting.

• 4 to hit someone quickly with the flat part of the hand:

  • In the movie, he kisses her and she slaps his face.

• 5 to put or move something quickly or with force:

  • Once I got to the counter, I slapped down my passport.

• 6 a quick hit with the flat part of the hand:

  • She testified that she had only given her child a slap and had not meant to hurt her.