Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slap

2 senses of slap

Sense 1
slap, smack -- (a blow from a flat object (as an open hand))
       => blow, bump -- (an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle")

Sense 2
smack, smacking, slap -- (the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand)
       => blow -- (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slap

1 sense of slap

Sense 1
slap -- (hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead")
       => strike -- (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead")

Synonyms of adv slap

1 sense of slap

Sense 1
bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt -- (directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her")