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

With a slap; all at once; slap. [Colloq.] Prior.

Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical. [Prov. Eng.] Slape ale, plain ale, as opposed to medicated or mixed ale. [Prov. Eng.]

A soft-spoken, crafty hypocrite. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake. [Local, U.S.]

One who, or that which, slaps.

Very large; monstrous; big. [Slang.]

A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff. When on his cheek a buffet fell. Sir W. Scott.

To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings. Then like a bird it sits and sings, And whets and claps its silver wings. Marvell.

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap. I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. Shak. They with their quills did all the hurt they could, And cuffed the tender chickens from their food. Dryden.

A sharp blow or slap. Halliwell.

A slap; a quick stroke.[Colloq.] "A lick across the face." Dryden.

To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or slap, as on the surface of water.

A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise.

To strike; to slap. [Scot.] C. Reade.

To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] How did you kill him Slat[t]ed his brains out. Marston.

A quick, smart blow; a slap. Johnson.

To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.

To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. [Local, U.S.] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. Judd.

] What defence can properly be used in such a despicable encounter as this but either the slap or the spurn Milton.