slap

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. & n. hit, smack, swat, cuff; insult. See impulse, ridicule, punishment.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. strike, pat, spank; see hit 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. cuff blow, smack, hit, hand across the face, *slap upside the head, swat, buffet, clap, swipe, *belt.

2. insult *crack, *shot, *dig, rebuff, offense, *put-down, snub, *cut, affront, slight.

II

v.

cuff, smack, hit, *slap upside the head, swat, buffet, clap, swipe, *belt, *slap silly, spank.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand: box2, buffet, bust, chop1, cuff, punch, smack1, smacker, spank, swat, whack. Informal: clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE. II verb 1. To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand: box2, buffet, bust, cuff, punch, smack1, spank, swat, whack. Informal: clip1, spat. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify1, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slash. Informal: roast. Slang: slam. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See PRAISE.