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slap down
slap S0463800 (slăp)n.1. a. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.b. The sound of such a blow.2. A sharp insult: a slap to one's pride.v. slapped, slap·ping, slaps v.tr.1. To strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object: slapped him in the face.2. To cause to strike forcefully and loudly: "He took a clipping from his wallet and slapped it on the bar" (Nathanael West).3. To put or place quickly or carelessly: slapped butter on a bagel.4. a. To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order: slapped him with a speeding ticket; slapped her with a lawsuit.b. To impose (a legal obligation) on someone: The judge slapped an additional fine on the unruly defendant.v.intr. To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap: waves slapping against the raft.adv. Informal Directly and with force: drove slap into the guardrail.Phrasal Verb: slap down To restrain or correct by emphatic censure; rebuke: "thought [he] was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down" (New York Times).Idiom: slap on the wrist A nominal or token punishment.
[Middle English slappe.]
slap′per n.slap down vb (tr, adverb) informal to rebuke sharply, as for impertinence Translationsslap down
slap downTo restrain, inhibit, or suppress someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "slap" and "down." The manager has been slapping down any member of staff with dissenting opinions. Once the military assumed control of the government, it began slapping down all rebel activity with lethal force. You've slapped every one of my suggestions down, so I don't know what else you want me to say.See also: down, slapslap someone down 1. Lit. to cause someone to fall by striking with the open hand. she became enraged and slapped him down when he approached her again. Liz slapped down the insulting wretch. 2. Fig. to squelch someone; to rebuke or rebuff someone. I had a great idea, but the boss slapped me down. Don't slap down people without hearing what they have to say.See also: down, slapslap something downto strike downward with something flat in one's hand. she slapped the dollar bill down in great anger and took her paper cup full of water away with her. Karen slapped down the money that the bailiff demanded.See also: down, slapslap downRestrain or correct emphatically, as in They thought he was getting far too arrogant and needed to be slapped down. This idiom, which literally means "inflict a physical blow," began to be used figuratively in the first half of the 1900s. See also: down, slapslap downv.1. To restrain or correct someone with a sharp blow or forceful censure: The soldier slapped me down for talking back. The judge slapped down the defendant for speaking out of turn.2. To put a sudden end to something; suppress something: We must slap this behavior down before it gets out of control. The school slapped down roughhousing on the playground after a child had been hurt.See also: down, slapThesaurusSeeslap |