verb
- to hit someone or something with the palm of your hand
- to put or place something somewhere quickly and carelessly
noun
- a quick hit with the palm of your hand
- a sharp criticism or insult
Usage: figurative
adverb
- directly or exactly
Usage: informal
Examples
- She slapped him across the face.
- He slapped the book down on the table.
- The slap echoed through the room.
- Her comment was a slap in the face to his efforts.
- The ball hit him slap in the middle of his forehead.
- Don’t just slap paint on the wall without preparing it first.
- That criticism was quite a slap to his pride.