slap

1 verb slapped, slapping

1 (T) to hit someone quickly with the flat part of your hand: Do you think it's OK to slap children if they're really rude? | slap sb on the back (=hit them on the back in a friendly way)

2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to put something down noisily on a surface, especially when you are angry: slap sth on/down: I slapped the report down on his desk and told him to do it again.

3 (I) to hit a surface, making a sound like someone being slapped noisily

(+ against): Small waves slapped against the jetty slap sb down phrasal verb (T) to unfairly and unkindly criticize someone so that they lose confidence slap sth on phrasal verb (T) informal

1 to put or spread something quickly or carelessly onto a surface: She rushed upstairs and slapped on some make-up.

2 to suddenly announce a new charge, tax etc, especially unfairly or without warning: Many tour operators slap on supplements for single people.

2 noun (C)

1 a quick hit with the flat part of your hand: give sb a slap: Julia gave Roy a friendly slap on the cheek.

2 a slap in the face an action that seems to be deliberately intended to offend or upset someone, especially someone who has tried very hard to do something: When I wasn't promoted it felt like such a terrible slap in the face.

3 a slap on the wrist informal a punishment that is not very severe

3 also slap-bang adverb informal hitting something very hard, especially when you are running, driving etc (+ into): I ran slap-bang into a lamp-post.