slap

noun5

1. •
   a hit given with the palm and fingers held open rather than with a fist, often on the face or the back

   • He gave me a friendly slap on the back as a sign of camaraderie.
2. •
   A sharp percussive sound like that produced by such a blow.

   • the slap of my feet on the bathroom tiles
3. •
   The 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
4. •
   (slang) Makeup; cosmetics.

   • If you had too much slap on when you went out . . . your mates say too much slap on your ecaf. Yeah. Oh really girl? Yes . . . Go in the lavs here and have a look. — 2006
5. •
   (slang) An eye-catching sticker used in street art.

   • […] which seek to retake public space for their own expression, using graffiti, stickering, 'slaps' and street art to dissent from the commercialisation of the public sphere. — 2019

verb7

1. •
   To strike someone, typically with an open hand, often on the face.

   • She slapped him in response to the insult.
2. •
   To cause something to strike soundly.

   • He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
3. •
   To strike soundly against something.

   • The rain slapped against the window-panes.
4. •
   To place, to put carelessly.

   • We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.
5. •
   (informal, figurative) To impose a penalty, etc. on (someone).

   • I was slapped with a parking fine.
6. •
   (slang) To be excellent, especially when relating to music.

   • The band's new single slaps.
7. •
   (informal) To play slap bass on (an instrument).

   • With no drums, Black began slapping his bass to keep time while Moore's guitar leaped in and out of the melody line. — 2007

adjective1

1. •
   (UK, slang) Very good, excellent, amazing.

   • These cookies are slap.

adverb1

1. •
   Exactly, precisely

   • He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of superior labrum from anterior to posterior.