slap
slap is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 39 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.
- 2.To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.
- 3.With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly. [Colloq.] "The railroad cars drive slap into the city." Thackeray.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- away
- blink
- breath
- done
- early
- extempore
- eye
- fell
- haste
- immediately
- instant
- instanter
- jump
- just
- less
- like
- moment
- once
- one
- per
- plump
- presto
- right
- said
- same
- shot
- sooner
- spot
- spur
- stroke
- subito
- swoop
- than
- the
- then
- time
- trice
- twinkling
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is slap.
- What is a blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad called?
- What is to strike with the open hand, or with something broad called?
- What is with a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly. [Colloq.] "The railroad cars drive slap into the city." Thackeray called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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