SLAP DOWN


Meaning of SLAP DOWN in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1842

1 : to prohibit or restrain usually abruptly and with censure from acting in a specified way : SQUELCH

2 : to put an abrupt stop to : SUPPRESS

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.