n
A slap delivered with the back of one's hand instead of the palm-side of an open hand.
n
action of the verb to backslap
v
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
v
To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
v
(rare, Britain, idiomatic) To have sufficient, indisputable evidence that a person's actions are generally perceived to be wrong; to catch red-handed.
n
(UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
n
An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
n
One who batters their spouse: one who commits domestic violence.
n
(UK, military, slang) The imposition of arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.
v
(intransitive, MLE, MTE, slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse.
v
(idiomatic, slang) Used to describe an individual who is particularly ugly or unattractive.
n
(archaic, rare) A policeman who walks the beat.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To bang about.
v
(transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
n
The sound made by a bounce.
n
Alternative spelling of bitch slap [(slang, vulgar) An open-handed slap to the face.]
v
(slang) To smash; to bludgeon.
n
(slang) A fake weapon made from foam and used in simulated combat, as in roleplaying games.
v
(informal) To hit or strike (someone or something)
n
(obsolete) A great booming noise; a hollow sound.
n
(computer chess) An instance of booming.
n
(figuratively, slang) A strike; an act of beating.
v
(transitive, colloquial) To strike gently or playfully; to bop (especially on the nose).
n
(colloquial, onomatopoeia) A very light smack, blow or punch.
v
(rare, of a cat) To headbutt affectionately.
n
(slang, Canada, US) A beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand.
n
A greeting or gesture of celebrationin which two people approach each other then jump and bump their chests together.
n
Alternative form of chip off the old block [(idiomatic) Someone who takes after one of his or her parents.]
v
(idiomatic, slang) Of a male: to masturbate.
v
(transitive) To hit or strike.
v
(informal, intransitive) To bounce after a collision.
n
(slang, humorous) A light slap to the back of the head intended as a disciplinary measure.
n
Alternative form of dope slap [(slang, humorous) A light slap to the back of the head intended as a disciplinary measure.]
n
(dialectal) A push; knock; bump.
n
(uncountable) Feisty behavior.
v
(theater) To beat away charcoal dust etc. using a flogger.
v
To beat one or a smaller amount of people as a gang.
n
(idiomatic) assault or abuse of elderly persons.
n
(informal) An instance of happy slapping.
n
(informal) The practice of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and photographing or filming the attack using a camera phone, the recording sometimes being sent to others to further humiliate the victim.
n
A light nudge or bump done with the head as an affectionate gesture, typically by an animal.
n
A devastating put-down characteristic of Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), British-American author and journalist.
n
Synonym of bras d'honneur (“obscene gesture”)
adv
With a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.
adv
Alternative form of kerslap [With a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.]
n
A sudden wallop or onrush.
n
(US, slang, archaic) A complainer.
n
(idiomatic) A joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.
n
Alternative spelling of knee slapper [(idiomatic) A joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.]
n
The action of striking one's own knee with the hand, associated with hearty laughter.
n
(colloquial) A stroke or blow.
n
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A headbutt.
v
(UK dialectal, chiefly Northern England) To beat; thrash.
n
(UK, dialectal, chiefly Northern England, archaic) A heavy blow
v
(slang, transitive) To hit (someone) hard.
n
(Scotland) An agreed absence of rules in a fight (typically in a public house).
v
(transitive, UK, slang) To beat; to thrash (a person).
n
A slap on the palm of the hand with a strap.
n
(slang, vulgar) A powerful slap to the face;
n
(now chiefly historical) A dark, coarse, strongly flavored snuff.
n
(idiomatic, colloquial) A ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.
v
(US, criminal slang, rare) alternative form of whack [To hit, slap or strike.]
v
(transitive, slang, Australia, New Zealand) To hit on the head.
n
(countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
adv
Shot or hit with a noise
v
(intransitive) To go with a slam and a bang; go noisily.
n
One who, or that which, slams.
n
(slang, countable) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.
adv
(informal) Exactly, precisely
n
(US) A wager between two people (especially children) that involves no money, but in which the winner is allowed to slap the loser as hard as they can.
adj
(music) when bass strings are slapped rather plucked individually.
adv
directly or immediately
adj
(informal) Excellent, first-class.
adv
With a slap; all at once; slap.
n
An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
n
Alternative letter-case form of slapgate (“Any of various controversies involving slapping.”) [(informal) Any of various controversies involving a well-known person slapping another person or thing.]
adj
Suitable for slapping.
n
(countable) One who, or that which, slaps.
n
Alternative spelling of slobber knocker [(informal) A violent collision experienced by a person.]
n
(Australia) A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
adj
Characteristic of a swack.
n
(dated, colloquial, euphemistic) Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
n
One who receives a thwack.
v
To make, or cause to make, a heavy smacking sound.
n
(African-American Vernacular, slang) a gun
v
Alternative form of trout slap [(Internet slang) To strongly or humorously rebuke or humiliate.]
n
Aggressive political or commercial promotion.
n
(UK, dialect or US, colloquial) A sharp blow; a thump.
v
(transitive, Britain, slang) To hit or slap.
v
(Australia, transitive) To attack or beat with an Aboriginal war club.
n
(video games) An instance of wallbanging; in particular a kill obtained by wallbanging.
adj
(slang) of exceptional, impressive quality.
n
(UK, dialect) A blow or beating; a whap.
n
(figuratively) A vicious attack (on someone's reputation, ideals etc.); a hatchet job.
n
One who, or something which, whacks.
n
(informal) An action-packed scene in a film, etc.
n
(dialect, colloquial) A blow; a whack.
v
(transitive, informal) To beat, to strike.
v
(idiomatic, slang, vulgar, US) To defeat in a fight.
n
(figuratively, slang, US) Strength or will to fight or compete.
n
(horse racing) A style of racing in which the jockey establishes an early lead and then runs as fast as possible.
v
(Southern US or African-American Vernacular, dialect) Alternative form of whoop (“to whip, thrash, or defeat”). [(intransitive) To make a whoop.]
adj
Prone to physically assaulting one's wife.
v
(transitive) To treat mildly.
v
(transitive, slang) To hit hard .
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