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Collocations for slap - noun

ADJECTIVE

gentle, light, little, playful
She gave him a playful slap on the arm as everyone laughed.
hard, painful, sharp, stinging
resounding
friendly, hearty
He gave his brother a hearty slap on the back to congratulate him.

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VERB + slap

deliver, give sb
Her mother delivered a hard slap and sent her to bed.
get, receive
deserve, need
That boy needs a slap!

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PREPOSITION

slap across
He received a slap across the face.
slap on
They congratulated me with hearty slaps on the back.
with a slap
He hit the water with a resounding slap.

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PHRASES

a slap in the face (figurative)
The closure of the school is a slap in the face to the local community.
a slap on the wrist (figurative)
We're hoping that she gets off with a slap on the wrist from the judge.

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Collocations for slap - verb

ADVERB

hard
gently, lightly, playfully
away
She slapped his hand away.

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PREPOSITION

across
The officer slapped him hard across the face.
on
She slapped the boy on the leg.

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PHRASES

slap sb in the face (usually figurative)
I felt like I had been slapped in the face.

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Slap is used with these nouns as the object:
bottom, forehead, hand, knee, order, palm, tariff

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