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slap

noun as in hard hit, often with hand

verb as in hit hard, often with hand

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He then struck a cleaner in the arm, threw a banana at him and slapped another resident in the hotel lobby.

From BBC

Within the first hour, he’s slapped around a few times, tossed into a trunk and nearly murdered.

From Salon

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is aggressively wooing recruits with experience slapping handcuffs on suspects: sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and local cops.

Nacua had college teammates slap him on his shoulder pads before each series, and he recruited several Rams teammates to do the same.

The players exited the back of the end zone and ended up near stands, where a male fan reached out and slapped Hopkins and Jackson on their helmets.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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