slap
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- n a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- n the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- 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 - r directly
ran slap into her
- Modern-day high-five enthusiasts have even created a cellphone version: Callers high-five their phones (slap the speakers) or simultaneously type "5.
- Some of Torvalds' supporters portray him as a sort of anti-Bill Gates, but the significance of Linux is much bigger than merely a slap at Microsoft.
- Labor got a sharp slap across the face last week.