I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ gentle , light , little , playful
▪
She gave him a playful ~ on the arm as everyone laughed.
▪ hard , painful , sharp , stinging
▪ resounding
▪ friendly , hearty
▪
He gave his brother a hearty ~ on the back to congratulate him.
VERB + SLAP
▪ deliver , give sb
▪
Her mother delivered a hard ~ and sent her to bed.
▪ get , receive
▪ deserve , need
▪
That boy needs a ~!
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ across
▪
He received a ~ across the face.
▪ ~ on
▪
They congratulated me with hearty ~s on the back.
▪ with a ~
▪
He hit the water with a resounding ~.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ in the face ( figurative )
▪
The closure of the school is a ~ in the face to the local community.
▪ a ~ on the wrist ( figurative )
▪
We're hoping that she gets off with a ~ on the wrist from the judge.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ hard
▪ gently , lightly , playfully
▪ away
▪
She slapped his hand away.
PREPOSITION
▪ across
▪
The officer slapped him hard across the face.
▪ on
▪
She slapped the boy on the leg.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sb in the face ( usually figurative )
▪
I felt like I had been slapped in the face.
Slap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bottom , ↑ forehead , ↑ hand , ↑ knee , ↑ order , ↑ palm , ↑ tariff