Klap vs Slap - What's the difference?
klap | slap |
(South Africa, slang, transitive) To strike; to smack.
* 2005 , Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex
* 2010 , Tony Park, Silent Predator (page 51)
A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
The sound of such a blow.
(slang, uncountable) Makeup, cosmetics.
To give a slap.
* 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
To cause something to strike soundly.
To place, to put carelessly.
Exactly, precisely
As verbs the difference between klap and slap
is that klap is (south africa|slang|transitive) to strike; to smack while slap is to give a slap.As a noun slap is
a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.As an adverb slap is
exactly, precisely.klap
English
Verb
(klapp)- You did something wrong and he klapped you.
- 'I told him that the time wouldn't be right if we were the only two people left in the world, and then I klapped him, good and hard across the face.'
slap
English
Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
Especially used of blows to the face (aggressive), buttocks, and hand, frequently as a sign of reproach. Conversely, used of friendly strikes to the back, as a sign of camaraderie.Hyponyms
* cuffDerived terms
* bitch-slap * slap in the face * pimp-slapVerb
(slapp)- She slapped him in response to the insult.
- Mrs. Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.
- He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
- We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.
Derived terms
* slapper * slap-upHyponyms
* cuffAdverb
(-)- He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.