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slaps someone around

slaps someone around is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 slaps someone around

What is slaps someone around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Slaps someone around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slap someone around.

Words near slaps someone around in the dictionary

  1. slaps on the arm
  2. slaps on the back
  3. slaps on the hand
  4. slaps on the wrist
  5. slaps on wrists
  6. slaps someone around
  7. slaps someone's wrist
  8. slaps together
  9. slapshot
  10. slapshots
  11. slapsies

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