slaps 1 of 2

verb

Definition of slapsnext
present tense third-person singular of slap
1
as in smacks
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she was so mad that she wanted to slap him right across the face

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2
as in insults
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in tired of jokes that slap people of faith

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slaps

2 of 2

noun

plural of slap
1
as in blows
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument doctors used to give newborns a light slap to get them to start breathing

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2
as in offences
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings that comment is a slap to anyone who has ever served in the military

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaps
  1. punches
  2. hits
  3. slams
  4. claps
  5. pounds
Noun
  • But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But winning this will mean landing punches, and taking them.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of punches
Verb
  • When pericarditis hits, the flare can cause debilitating fatigue which significantly impacts daily life.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After that, the studio released the stop-motion hits ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and The Two Strings and Missing Link.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hits
Verb
  • The film contains one of the great gross-out scenes of all time, in which Adjani has a bloody, violent miscarriage in a Berlin subway station and slams her body around as if in the throes of an exorcism.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Brown is casting Moreno as a wealthy businessman who is out for himself, and Moreno, R-Ohio, slams Brown as a career politician who is a rubber stamp for President Joe Biden and Harris.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of slams
Verb
  • Detroit Pistons team owner Tom Gores claps during the press conference on July 30, 2021 at the Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • When the camera zooms in on Haines, the gnat can be seen buzzing around above her head (as evidenced in Entertainment Weekly's extremely serious investigative photos below) before Goldberg launches her military action and claps her hands while Haines speaks.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of claps
Noun
  • To-date, the brand has bought back 11,000 items, diverting 17,000 pounds of clothing from landfills.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pounds
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