Slap vs Collision - What's the difference?
slap | collision | Related terms |
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
An instance of colliding.
* 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
Slap is a related term of collision.
As nouns the difference between slap and collision
is that slap is a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat while collision is an instance of colliding.As a verb slap
is to give a slap.As an adverb slap
is exactly, precisely.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.
Synonyms
* just * right * slap bang * smack dabAnagrams
* (l), (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) ----collision
English
Noun
(en noun)- At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision .
