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slapped someone around

slapped someone around is the simple past and past participle of slap someone around.

Meaning of slap someone around

Verb

slap someone around (third-person singular simple present slaps someone around, present participle slapping someone around, simple past and past participle slapped someone around)

  1. (idiomatic) To be brutal towards someone, especially physically.

Questions about slapped someone around

What is slapped someone around the simple past and past participle of?
Slapped someone around is the simple past and past participle of slap someone around.

Words near slapped someone around in the dictionary

  1. slapped bellies
  2. slapped cheek syndrome
  3. slapped down
  4. slapped leather
  5. slapped on the wrist
  6. slapped someone around
  7. slapped someone's wrist
  8. slapped together
  9. slappee
  10. slappees
  11. slapper

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