slap

«slap» in Mova's school dictionary: To hit someone or something with an open hand — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (slap, slaps, slapped, slapping); noun (a slap, slaps); adverb (slap — right, directly, informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) To hit someone or something with an open hand. tree →

2) A hit with an open hand. tree →

3) To put something down quickly and noisily: "She slapped the book on the desk." tree →

4) Informal: exactly, directly: "slap in the middle". tree →

sense in the lessons

In feelings and safety lessons, slapping someone is hurting them and is never OK; use words and get help from an adult. In stories, a slap shows anger or shock. In sport, a "high five" is a friendly hand slap. Phrases: slap on the back, slap your knee, slap on (put on quickly), slap in the face.

examples

• Never slap anyone. tree →
• He slapped his knee and laughed. tree →
• She slapped the mosquito on her arm. tree →
• They slapped on some sun cream and ran outside. tree →
• Dad gave him a friendly slap on the back. tree →
• The fish slapped its tail on the water. tree →
• In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart slap. tree →

note

Regular verb, double p: slapped, slapping. "A slap in the face" can mean an insult. "Slap on the wrist" means a very small punishment. Rule: hitting, including slapping, is not allowed; tell an adult if someone hits you.

In the corpora

• Slapped cheek syndrome gives bright red cheeks, and by the time the rash appears you are no longer infectious.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slap» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.