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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 carelesslyplay

  Familiarity information: SLAP ON used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLAP ON (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Apply carelessly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

clap on; slam on; slap on

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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