läimäys — meaning in English
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English meaning
- slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
- slap noun A quick blow with the open hand.
- spank verb To strike someone, usually a child, on the buttocks with an open hand as punishment.
- thwack verb To hit someone or something hard, especially with something flat like a stick or bat.
Senses
läimäys is used for these senses in English:
- slam (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
- slam (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- slap (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
- thwack An act of hitting hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; a whack; also, a powerful stroke involved in such hitting; a blow, a strike.
slam — full definition
- verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
- verb To criticise someone or something harshly.
- noun A sudden loud impact or forceful closing.
- noun (bridge) A bid to win all or nearly all the tricks in a hand.
slap — full definition
- noun A quick blow with the open hand.
- verb To hit someone or something with an open hand.
- verb To put something down carelessly or quickly.
- verb To impose a penalty or charge on someone.