| query | If you s___ someone on the back, you hit them in a friendly manner on their back.If you slap someone on the back, you hit them in a friendly manner on their back. A large middle-aged lady slapped me on the back and said 'Nice to see you again.' |
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| word | slap |
| full-definition | verb If you slap someone, you hit them with the palm of your hand. He would push or slap them once in a while. I slapped him hard across the face. He reached forward and gave him a slap. If you slap someone on the back, you hit them in a friendly manner on their back. A large middle-aged lady slapped me on the back and said 'Nice to see you again.' If you slap something onto a surface, you put it there quickly, roughly, or carelessly. The barman slapped the cup on to the waiting saucer. If journalists say that the authorities slap something such as a tax or a ban on something, they think it is unreasonable or put on without careful thought . The government slapped a ban on the export of unprocessed logs. Thankfully the Government still hasn't discovered a way of slapping a tax on love, sunshine or air. |
| inflections | slapsslappingslapped |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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