| query | If you s___ someone, you hit them with the palm of your hand.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. |
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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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