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strike
To aim a stroke or blow:
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  1. To aim a stroke or blow:
  2. To dismantle and pack up for departure:
  3. To engage in a strike against an employer.
pat
To run or walk with a tapping sound.
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  1. To run or walk with a tapping sound.
  2. To tap, touch, or stroke quickly or gently, esp. with the hand, as in affection, sympathy, or encouragement
  3. Readily or perfectly as a result of memorization or familiarization:
spank
To move along swiftly or smartly
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  1. To move along swiftly or smartly
  2. To move briskly or spiritedly.
  3. To strike with something flat, as the open hand, esp. on the buttocks, as in punishment
box
A small structure serving as a shelter:
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  1. A small structure serving as a shelter:
  2. A slap or blow with the hand or fist:
  3. Box stall
buffet
A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.
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  1. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.
  2. A meal at which guests serve themselves from a buffet or table
  3. A piece of furniture with drawers and cupboards for dishes, table linen, silver, etc.; sideboard
bust
(Informal) A spree:
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  1. (Informal) A spree:
  2. A punch
  3. A piece of sculpture representing the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a human body
chop
A piece chopped off
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  1. A piece chopped off
  2. A piece that has been chopped off, especially a cut of meat, usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone.
  3. A slice of lamb, pork, etc. cut, along with a piece of bone, from the rib, loin, or shoulder
cuff
The band at the top of a sock.
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  1. The band at the top of a sock.
  2. A bracelet consisting of a curved, open-ended band, as of metal or resin, that fits the wrist firmly without a clasp.
  3. A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve.
punch
A sweet drink made with fruit juices, carbonated beverages, sherbet, etc., often mixed with wine or liquor, and typically served in cups from a large bowl
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  1. A sweet drink made with fruit juices, carbonated beverages, sherbet, etc., often mixed with wine or liquor, and typically served in cups from a large bowl
  2. A device or machine for making holes, cuts, etc.
  3. A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.
smack
A sharp blow with the hand or any flat object; slap
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  1. A sharp blow with the hand or any flat object; slap
  2. A small amount; bit
  3. A fishing boat sailing under various rigs, according to size, and often having a well used to transport the catch to market.
smacker
(Slang, former) A dollar
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  1. (Slang, former) A dollar
  2. A loud kiss.
  3. A person or thing that smacks
spank
A slap on the buttocks.
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  1. A slap on the buttocks.
  2. A smack given in spanking
swat
A special unit of a law enforcement agency, trained to deal with violence, riots, terrorism, etc.
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  1. A special unit of a law enforcement agency, trained to deal with violence, riots, terrorism, etc.
  2. A sharp blow or hit.
  3. A quick, sharp blow, as with a bat or swatter
whack
The sound of this
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  1. The sound of this
  2. A sharp, swift blow.
  3. The sound made by a sharp, swift blow.
clip
Any of various devices that clip or fasten things together, grip or hold something, etc.
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  1. Any of various devices that clip or fasten things together, grip or hold something, etc.
  2. (Informal) A quick sharp blow:
  3. A piece of jewelry that fastens with a clasp or clip; a brooch.
spat
A larva of an oyster or similar bivalve that has settled by attaching to a surface.
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  1. A larva of an oyster or similar bivalve that has settled by attaching to a surface.
  2. A quick, slapping sound
  3. A gaiterlike covering for the instep and ankle, usually of heavy cloth
box
To provide with a box
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  1. To provide with a box
  2. To put into a box, etc., as for storage or shipment
  3. To pack in a box.
buffet
To hit with the hand or fist; punch; slap
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  1. To hit with the hand or fist; punch; slap
  2. To force one's way with difficulty:
  3. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group):
bust
(Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
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  1. (Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
  2. To break or tame (a horse).
  3. (Slang) To hit; punch.
cuff
To put a cuff or cuffs on
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  1. To put a cuff or cuffs on
  2. To form a cuff or cuffs on.
  3. To strike, esp. with the open hand; slap
punch
To depress or push (a push button, a key on a keypad, etc.)
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  1. To depress or push (a push button, a key on a keypad, etc.)
  2. To depress (a key or button, for example) in order to activate a device or perform an operation:
  3. To pierce, shape, stamp, cut, etc. with a punch
smack
To press (the lips) together and part them suddenly so as to make a smack
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  1. To press (the lips) together and part them suddenly so as to make a smack
  2. To press together and open (the lips) quickly and noisily, as in eating or tasting.
  3. To give an indication; be suggestive. Often used with of:
spank
To move along swiftly or smartly
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  1. To move along swiftly or smartly
  2. To move briskly or spiritedly.
  3. To strike with something flat, as the open hand, esp. on the buttocks, as in punishment
swat
To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
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  1. To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow:
  2. To strike or hit with a sharp blow:
  3. To hit with a quick, sharp blow
whack
To strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow
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  1. To strike or slap with a sharp, resounding blow
  2. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
  3. (Slang) To murder (a person), often, specif., for pay
clip
To enunciate with clarity and precision:
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  1. To enunciate with clarity and precision:
  2. (Informal) To hit or punch with a quick, sharp blow
  3. To cut off the edge of:
spat
To engage in a brief quarrel.
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  1. To engage in a brief quarrel.
  2. To strike with a light spattering sound; slap.
  3. To strike with a quick, slapping sound
blister
To cause blisters to form on
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  1. To cause blisters to form on
  2. To break out in or as if in blisters.
  3. To lash with words
drub
To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.
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  1. To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.
  2. To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
  3. To beat the ground; stamp.
excoriate
To censure strongly; denounce:
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  1. To censure strongly; denounce:
  2. To criticize (something) harshly:
  3. To tear, scrape, or wear off (the skin).
flay
To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
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  1. To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
  2. To strip of money or goods; fleece.
  3. To whip or lash.
lash
To drive or goad; sting:
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  1. To drive or goad; sting:
  2. To swing or move quickly or angrily; switch
  3. To move quickly or violently; switch
scarify
To frighten
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  1. To frighten
  2. To create a design on (the skin) by means of shallow cuts that are sometimes rubbed with a colorant or irritant to enhance the resulting scar tissue.
  3. (Botany) To slit or soften the outer coat of (seeds) in order to speed germination.
scathe
To wither; sear
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  1. To wither; sear
  2. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To injure
  3. To harm or injure, especially by fire.
scorch
To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.
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  1. To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.
  2. To become scorched or singed.
  3. To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate.
score
To record or add (points) to one's score
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  1. To record or add (points) to one's score
  2. (Sports & Games) To achieve or gain in a game or contest:
  3. (Music, Dancing) To orchestrate, arrange, or write out in a score
scourge
To punish, chastise, or afflict severely
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  1. To punish, chastise, or afflict severely
  2. To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage.
  3. To whip or flog
slash
To whip viciously; lash; scourge
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  1. To whip viciously; lash; scourge
  2. To reduce or curtail drastically:
  3. (Sports) To hit or propel (a ball, for instance) forcefully in a straight line.
roast
To be or become very hot
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  1. To be or become very hot
  2. (Metallurgy) To heat (ores) in a furnace in order to dehydrate, purify, or oxidize before smelting.
  3. To cook (something) with little or no moisture, as in an oven, over an open fire, or in hot embers
slam
To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise:
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  1. To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise:
  2. (Slang) To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down.
  3. (Card games) To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
Find another word for slap. In this page you can discover 54 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for slap, like: strike, pat, spank, hit, box, buffet, bust, chop, cuff, punch and smack.

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  • She raised a hand to slap him again, but he grabbed her.

  • Her verbal slap stunned him.

  • She lifted her hand to slap him again.

  • A slap stung her cheek, and she gasped.

  • The alarm clock buzzed insistently and she reached over to slap the snooze button, squinting at the iridescent hands.

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