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noun

plural of spank

as in slaps

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument delivered a quick spank to the child's bottom for disobedience

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spank

as in smacks

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Noun

Pro wrestling is often viewed as a fake form of fighting, but the flips, jumps and landings are very real — slaps and kicks landed on reddening skin echo throughout SPW’s venues.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Devers petulantly left the field, avoided handshakes and butt slaps in the dugout, and retreated to the clubhouse.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of slaps

Verb

Aledo thumps Colleyville Heritage, Joshua next Tiara Butler dropped in 13 points to lead Aledo to a 48-21 win over Colleyville Heritage in a Class 5A Division I bi-district playoff on Monday.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Pam thumps down to earth, all four chair legs on the floor.

— Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

Definition of thumps

Noun

Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were found slain by 29 (or 30) whacks in Fall River, Massachusetts.

— USA Today, USA Today, 21 July 2026
In the opening minute alone, Murphy shot just wide off a turnover and Josefin Bouveng set up Madison Kaiser for a couple of whacks from the edge of the blue paint that were both stopped.

— Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026

Definition of whacks

Verb

When a headline knocks a stock down, the useful question is whether anything inside the business moved.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Brink is no stranger to the injury bug, as this is just the latest in a series of knocks the Sparks center has taken recently.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocks

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Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

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