[slap] n [ME slop, fr. MD; akin to MD slippen to slip] (14c) dial Brit: opening, breach
[2]slap vt slapped ; slap.ping [akin to LG slapp, n. blow] (15c) 1 a: to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand b: to cause to strike with a motion or sound like that of a blow with the open hand
2: to put, place, or throw with careless haste or force "slapped on a coat of paint"
3: to assail verbally: insult
4: to subject to a penalty--usu. used with with "slapped him with a $10 fine" [3]slap n (1648) 1 a: a blow with the open hand b: a quick sharp blow
2: a noise like that of a slap
3: rebuff, insult -- slap on the wrist : a gentle usu. ineffectual reprimand [4]slap adv [prob. fr. LG slapp, fr. slapp, n.] (1672): directly, smack