Meaning & use

slapped

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Struck someone or something with an open hand or a flat object.

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She slapped the mosquito on her arm before it could bite.

He slapped a fresh coat of paint on the fence in an afternoon.

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Informally, 'slapped together' describes something assembled quickly and carelessly.

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