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Synonyms
slap (slăp)

[Middle English slappe.]

noun 

    1. A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.
    2. The sound of such a blow.
  2. A sharp insult: a slap to one's pride.

verb: slapped, slap·ping, slaps. 

transitive verb 

  1. To strike with a flat object, such as the palm of the hand.
  2. To cause to strike sharply and loudly: “He took a clipping from his wallet and slapped it on the bar” (Nathanael West)
  3. To put or place quickly or carelessly: slapped butter on a bagel.
  4. To criticize or insult sharply.
  5. To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order: slapped him with a speeding ticket; slapped her with a lawsuit.

intransitive verb 

To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap: waves slapping against the raft.

adverb 

Informal
Directly and with force.

phrasal verbs

slap down
To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure: “thought was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down” (New York Times)
To put a sudden end to; suppress: slap down divisive criticism.

idioms

slap on the wrist
A nominal or token punishment.

derivatives

slaṕper
noun