SLAPPING

SLAP

slap

(verb) hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; “The impatient teacher slapped the student”; “a gunshot slapped him on the forehead”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

slapping

present participle of slap

Noun

slapping (plural slappings)

The act of giving a slap or slaps

The slap bass technique

Adjective

slapping (comparative more slapping, superlative most slapping)

(slang) Very large; whopping.

Anagrams

• lappings

Source: Wiktionary

Slap"per, Slap"ping, a.

Definition: Very large; monstrous; big. [Slang.]

SLAP

Slap, n. Etym: [OE. slappe; akin to LG. slappe, G. schlappe; probably of imitative origin.]

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

Slap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Slapping.]

Definition: To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.

Slap, adv. Etym: [Cf. LG. slap, G. schlapp. See Slap, n.]

Definition: With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly; directly. [Colloq.] "The railroad cars drive slap into the city." Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition