Read full poem →Together into fire. But we knew
The winds would slap and quench it in their game.
And so we graved and fashioned marble blocks
Dictionary Entry
A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. slapslap sharpslap hard
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Poetry examples for “slap”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The sheep-herd steeks his faulding slap,
And o’er the moorlands whistles shill:
Read full poem →Shame fa’ the fun, wi’ sword and gun
To slap mankind like lumber!
I sing his name, and nobler fame,