Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slap"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slap \Slap\, n. [OE. slappe; akin to LG. slappe, G. schlappe;
probably of imitative origin.]
A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something
broad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slap \Slap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Slapping}.]
To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Slap \Slap\, adv. [Cf. LG. slap, G. schlapp. See {Slap}, n.]
With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly;
directly. [Colloq.] ``The railroad cars drive slap into the
city.'' --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
slap
n 1: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: {smack}]
2: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open
hand [syn: {smack}, {smacking}]
adv : (informal) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap
into her" [syn: {bang}, {slapdash}, {smack}, {bolt}]
v : hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand;
"The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot
slapped him on the forehead"
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