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SLAP ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slap on mean?
• SLAP ON (verb)
The verb SLAP ON has 1 sense:
1. apply carelessly
Familiarity information: SLAP ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apply carelessly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
slap some paint onto the wall
Hypernyms (to "slap on" is one way to...):
apply; put on (apply to a surface)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
Indeed, he seemed in the most cheerful spirits, whistling as he moved about among the tables, with a merry word or a slap on the shoulder for the more favoured of his guests.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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