slap on

verb

To quickly and roughly apply or add

“slap on some cheese”

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clap onslam on
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Meanings

verbslap on (third-person singular simple present slaps on, present participle slapping on, simple past and past participle slapped on)

present singular third person slaps on · participle present slapping on · participle past slapped on · past slapped on

  1. transitiveTo quickly and roughly apply or add

    slap on some cheese

    2 more examples

    slap on some make-up

    slap on some suncream

Synonyms & antonyms

verbapply carelessly

Similar
clap onslam on
Broader
put onapply
Also see
clap on

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

slap on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slap%20on

MLA

“slap on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slap%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slap on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slap%20on.

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