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How to use slap in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adverb

Slap means a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. Example: “He gave me a friendly slap on the back as a sign of camaraderie.”

Examples of slap by meaning

nounA blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

  • He gave me a friendly slap on the back as a sign of camaraderie.

nounA sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.

  • the slap of my feet on the bathroom tiles

nounThe percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.

  • Havens goes into the terrific Freedom for an encore, which will turn out to be a highlight of the movie; its chopped guitar and conga slaps pre-empt late 90s R&B.2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian

nounMakeup; cosmetics.

  • If you had too much slap on when you went out . . . your mates say too much slap on your ecaf.Quoted in 2006, Matt Houlbrook, Queer London (page 151)

verbTo strike someone, typically with an open hand, often on the face.

  • She slapped him in response to the insult.

verbTo cause something to strike soundly.

  • He slapped the reins against the horse's back.

verbTo strike soundly against something.

  • The rain slapped against the window-panes.
  • Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.1922 October 26, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob’s Room, Richmond, London: […] Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, →OCLC...

verbTo be excellent, especially when relating to music.

  • The band's new single slaps.
  • There are some cinematic elements, but at the end of the day, the album fucking slaps.2019, “Glass Battles”, in PT Music Watch, number 1, page 35
  • 2016's 'Girls Like Me' still slaps to this day.2019 November, Elly Watson, “The Great 2019 Debate”, in DIY, page 59

More sentences with slap

  • Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face.From the entry answer
  • Joanne replied to Pete's insult with a slap to his face.From the entry reply
  • He got a slap on the wrist, but I don't think he'll reform.From the entry slap on the wrist
  • This old lady just completely slapped the bejesus out of him.From the entry bejesus
  • With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.From the entry punctilious
  • The sekere may be twisted, shaken or slapped to produce a subtle variety of effects.From the entry sekere
  • He rolled on some paint, slapped up a "wet paint" sign, and called it a day.From the entry roll on
  • My parents would go slap off on me if I didn't do my homework.From the entry go slap off on
  • When she slapped me, I tried hard to choke back my tears.From the entry choke back
  • Would you be surprised if they slapped a C&D on you for that? I wouldn't.From the entry C&D
  • She gave him a slap in the puss.From the entry puss
  • She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.From the entry slap down
  • The judge slapped down the department's rule rewrites.From the entry slap down
  • That Joan's ex-boyfriend turned up to the school dance with Mary was a slap in the face for Joan, and the girls are no longer friends.From the entry slap in the face
  • Star and I slap the tags on our chests at the same time, eyes wide.2021, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 52. From the entry twinsy
  • She sat the woman on it, slapping on a pair of cuffs.2020 April 2, Toby Neal, Paradise Crime Mysteries Books 1-9, Neal Enterprises INC. From the entry horse
  • Belphegor gave me a nuggy then he lightly slapped me in the face.2017, Wayne Ventura, Schumacher, Lulu.com, →ISBN. From the entry nuggy
  • But, just at that moment, Barney slaps me hard across the face with his tomato-saucey little hand.2017, Tristan Bancks, Gus Gordon, My Life and Other Weaponised Muffins (Tom Weekly; 5), Sydney, N.S.W.: Random House Australia, published…. From the entry tomato-saucey
  • She closes the magazine and slaps her hand on the cover.2017, Amy Silverstein, chapter 3, in My Glory Was I Had Such Friends: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Harper Wave, →ISBN, page 60. From the entry all rightie
  • "Lang may yer lum reek." Angus laughs, slaps Grinning Hottie on the back, and repeats the salutation.2015, Leah Marie Brown, Finding It (An It Girl Novel), New York, N.Y.: Lyrical Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN. From the entry lang may yer lum reek
  • These hosen have saggy butt.” “Don't touch yourself,” Paulo hissed, slapping Jerome's hand away.2014, Karen Chance, Masks. From the entry hosen
  • The businessman lost no time in slapping legal notices against every television channel which broadcast the conference.2014 May 29, Saurav Datta, “Hush — slander is a criminal offence in India”, in Index on Censorship, UK, retrieved 29 May 2014. From the entry libel chill
  • She rode him hard, slapping his leg and digging in her nails.2014, John Fusco, Dog Beach. From the entry reverse cowgirl
  • Similarly, different gestures can be used for the same goal: slapping the ground and bodybeating for play.2014, Vyvyan Evans, The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct, page 38. From the entry bodybeat
  • With his free hand he slapped Rudolph, hard, across the eyes.2013, Irwin Shaw, Beggarman, Thief. From the entry truthen
  • She turned around and watched Collin and Rory do a double fistbump and slap each other's back.2012, Mari Manning, Holding Out For a Hero. From the entry fistbump
  • Sizing up the padlock, Mac slapped at a webbing pocket for his lock jiggers, but felt nothing.2010, Mark Abernethy, Second Strike, →ISBN, page 19. From the entry jigger
  • For two pins he really would slap a glove in each of their faces.2010, Mary Balogh, Seducing An Angel, →ISBN. From the entry for two pins
  • They slap fought until Vinnie's cheeks were red from Jason's rapid-fire handwork.2010, Frank Fata, Albany, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry slap fight

Meaning of slap

  1. noun A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
  2. noun A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.
  3. noun The percussive sound produced in slap bass playing.

Full definition of slap

Questions about slap in a sentence

How do you use slap in a sentence?
Slap is used as a noun, verb and adverb. For example: “He gave me a friendly slap on the back as a sign of camaraderie.”
What is a short sentence with slap?
“The band's new single slaps.”
What does slap mean?
Slap means a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: slap (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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