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Slap

A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something broad.

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Broader term 4

Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Bump 76% connected

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Strike 76% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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Manner of action 1

Cuff 76% connected

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

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Narrower term 1

Spank 76% connected

To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.

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Derivationally related 4

Slapper 74% connected

One who, or that which, slaps.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slapper 74% connected

One who, or that which, slaps.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Smack 74% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Smack 74% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 6

Bang 92% connected

To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bolt 92% connected

A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resem…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bump 92% connected

To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Slapdash 92% connected

In a bold, careless manner; at random.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Smack 92% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Smacking 92% connected

of Smack

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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