How do you use Slap in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like smack or blow, plus the exact meaning.
Slap in a sentence
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Slap meaning
- A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
- A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.
- The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
Using Slap
- The main meaning on this page is: A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. | A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow. | The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.
- Useful related words include: smack, blow, bump, smacking.
- Possible Dutch translations are: meppen, kletsen.
- In the example corpus, slap often appears in combinations such as: slap in, to slap, slap on.
Context around Slap
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slap
- In this selection, "slap" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bitch, swing, pimp, style, yes and bet stand out and add context to how "slap" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1990s wrist slap the government and a big slap across the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slap" sits close to words such as atlas, consultations and cpi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slap
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A woman added: "Slap on the wrist. (7 words)
The attack in question is a slap, yes just one slap. (11 words)
You slap people in the face they are going to slap back. (12 words)
In the original sense, a bitch slap is a powerful, full-swing slap in the face with the front of the hand, evoking the way an angry pimp might slap a defiant prostitute (not to be confused with a pimp slap which uses the back of the hand). (48 words)
Because an unamplified upright bass is generally the quietest instrument in a jazz band, many players of the 1920s and 1930s used the slap style, slapping and pulling the strings to produce a rhythmic "slap" sound against the fingerboard. (39 words)
Anti-discrimination charity described that assessment as a “slap in the face” to those who had been on the receiving end of Yems’ comments, and the FA fundamentally disagreed with the finding as it announced its intention to appeal. (39 words)
A little mat grappling, Blue with a big slap across the face, setting Soho up in the corner, charging in, back body drop puts her on the apron! (28 words)
Basement superkick blocked, Garcia with a huge slap, off the ropes, trading boots, sidestep the Pele kick, Everest German dumps Cole right on the back of his neck! (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
In the original sense, a bitch slap is a powerful, full-swing slap in the face with the front of the hand, evoking the way an angry pimp might slap a defiant prostitute (not to be confused with a pimp slap which uses the back of the hand).
Much as you ask whether a slap from a woman can assault a man, also ask yourself then whether what you are saying is that it is okay for a woman to slap a man.
The attack in question is a slap, yes just one slap.
Marshall and Barney decide to make a slap bet – whoever’s right gets to slap the loser as hard as they can – and thus began the series-long running gag known as Slapsgiving.
You slap people in the face they are going to slap back.
As well, bluegrass bassists who play slap-style on live shows often slap less on records.
Because an unamplified upright bass is generally the quietest instrument in a jazz band, many players of the 1920s and 1930s used the slap style, slapping and pulling the strings to produce a rhythmic "slap" sound against the fingerboard.
Slap-style bass Slap-style bass is sometimes used in bluegrass bass playing.
The Slap Stick is merely two thin slats of wood made from splitting a single long stick, which makes a 'slap' when striking another actor, with little force needed to make a loud - and comical - sound.
After one 1990s wrist slap, the government tells Madoff to return his investors’ money.
A little mat grappling, Blue with a big slap across the face, setting Soho up in the corner, charging in, back body drop puts her on the apron!
Anti-discrimination charity described that assessment as a “slap in the face” to those who had been on the receiving end of Yems’ comments, and the FA fundamentally disagreed with the finding as it announced its intention to appeal.
Asked what that meant on the eve of the new Premier League season’s opener against Aston Villa, Howe said: “It means we can’t just go out and slap money on the table and buy a player.
As she inches to the corner, Charlotte slowly pulls away and hauls off with a massive slap to knock Bayley senseless.
At the 11:55 mark of the second, he took a pass from Seth Jones, made a move toward the slot and blasted a slap shot past Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram.
Authorities said the state’s “Raise the Age” statute has led to a decline in overall arrests and more slap-on-the-wrist “juvenile reports” — the equivalent of a ticket that carries no criminal consequences for suspected teen offenders.
A woman added: "Slap on the wrist.
Backed by UFC, the Power Slap League has become a new viral sensation after just two episodes of the show have aired on TBS.
Basement superkick blocked, Garcia with a huge slap, off the ropes, trading boots, sidestep the Pele kick, Everest German dumps Cole right on the back of his neck!
Before extinction beckons let us slap a preservation label on him, pack him off to the Herefordshire Archives and Record Centre and file him under ‘D’ for ‘Dinosaur’.
Common combinations with slap
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- slap in 36×
- to slap 30×
- slap on 19×
- the slap 18×
- slap shot 10×
- slap the 9×
- is slap 7×
- as slap 6×
- power slap 6×
- slap to 5×