slap

Definitions of slap in various dictionaries:

noun - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

noun - the act of smacking something

verb - hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

adv - directly

A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.

The sound of such a blow.

A sharp insult: a slap to one’s pride.

To strike with a flat object, such as the palm of the hand.

To cause to strike sharply and loudly: slapping the sticks together.

To put or place with a loud sharp sound: “He took a clipping from his wallet and slapped it on the bar” (Nathanael West).

To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap: waves slapping against the raft.

To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure: “thought [he] was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down” (New York Times).

To put a sudden end to; suppress: slap down divisive criticism.

verb - to strike with the open hand