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Definition of
slap adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
slap
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
slæp
/
/
(
also
slap bang
)
(
informal
)
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1
straight, and with great force
Storming out of her room, she went slap into Luke.
2
exactly
Their apartment is slap bang in the middle of town.
See
slap
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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slap
verb
slap
noun
slap on
phrasal verb
slap down
phrasal verb
slap around
phrasal verb
slap-happy
adjective
punch-drunk
adjective
a slap in the face
a slap on the wrist
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Phrasal verbs
slap on
phrasal verb
slap down
phrasal verb
slap around
phrasal verb
Idioms
a slap in the face
a slap on the wrist
Nearby words
slap
verb
slap
noun
slap
adverb
slap around
phrasal verb
slapdash
adjective