Slept vs Slapt - What's the difference?
slept | slapt |
(obsolete) (slap)
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 slept and slapt
is that slept is past tense of sleep while slapt is past tense of slap.slapt
English
Verb
(head)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.