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| backhand |
a forward movement made with the back of the hand outward, as in a slap or a stroke with a tennis racket. [1/5 definitions] |
| clap |
a slap or blow. [1/5 definitions] |
| cuff2 |
to hit or slap with an open hand. [2 definitions] |
| lap3 |
to gently splash or slap against. [2/3 definitions] |
| lick |
(informal) a cuff or slap; blow. [1/11 definitions] |
| slap |
to put or throw down with the sound of a slap. [2/5 definitions] |
| slap down |
to prohibit, suppress, or put an end to by, or as though by, a slap or sharp criticism. |
| smack2 |
to hit noisily with an open hand; slap. [2/6 definitions] |
| spank1 |
a slap or blow, usu. to the buttocks. [1/2 definitions] |
| swat |
to hit abruptly, as with an open hand or fly swatter; slap; smack. [2/4 definitions] |
| whomp |
(informal) a loud heavy blow, slap, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
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