Thesaurus / slap wrist
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synonyms for slap wrist
- abuse
- chastise
- correct
- crack down on
- discipline
- dismiss
- execute
- expel
- fine
- harm
- hurt
- incarcerate
- sentence
- batter
- beat
- blacklist
- castigate
- chasten
- cuff
- debar
- defrock
- exile
- flog
- immure
- injure
- lash
- lecture
- maltreat
- misuse
- oppress
- paddle
- reprove
- scourge
- spank
- switch
- train
- whip
- attend to
- beat up
- do in
- give a going over
- give the works
- knock about
- rap knuckles
- rough up
- teach a lesson
- throw the book at
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How to use slap wrist in a sentence
Just try it once, and you'll see how ingenious it is—only one must be careful not to throw out the elbow in turning out the wrist.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYAt present she is throwing her whole weight upon my wrist, which I hope will get limber under it!
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYPhœbe Chiffinch, breathless, is holding Alice Arden's wrist with a firm grasp.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANULike lightning he turned and seized by the wrist a man who had already opened the bag and laid hold of some of its contents.
THE GARRET AND THE GARDENR.M. BALLANTYNE"Slap your saddles on them fresh hosses," he grated harshly from the back of a deep-chested, lean-flanked gray.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRSlap through the town, whispered Sikes; therell be nobody in the way to-night to see us.
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENSHe wears a real pearl stud and a good signet ring; also a gold wrist watch, face broken and hands stopped at seven-fifteen.
DOPESAX ROHMERBlack Hood let the clutch slap in and the roadster bounded back onto the tarvia drive.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSThis was too direct a slap at Elmer Spiker to pass unnoticed; Elmer was too old an arguer to use any ponderous weapon in return.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDMcKibben's fingers gripped the wrist of the hand as it was withdrawn and shook a knife out of it.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSWORDS RELATED TO SLAP WRIST
- abuse
- attend to
- batter
- beat
- beat up
- blacklist
- castigate
- chasten
- chastise
- correct
- crack down on
- cuff
- debar
- defrock
- discipline
- dismiss
- do in
- execute
- exile
- expel
- fine
- flog
- give a going over
- give the works
- harm
- hurt
- immure
- incarcerate
- injure
- knock about
- lash
- lecture
- maltreat
- misuse
- oppress
- paddle
- rap knuckles
- reprove
- rough up
- scourge
- sentence
- slap wrist
- spank
- switch
- teach a lesson
- throw the book at
- train
- whip
- abuses
- attends to
- batters
- beats
- beats up
- blacklists
- castigates
- chastens
- chastises
- corrects
- cracks down on
- cuffs
- debars
- defrocks
- disciplines
- dismisses
- does in
- executes
- exiles
- expels
- fines
- flogs
- gives a goes over
- gives the works
- harms
- hurts
- immures
- incarcerates
- injures
- knocks about
- lashes
- lectures
- maltreats
- misuses
- oppresses
- paddles
- rap knuckles
- reproves
- rough up
- scourges
- sentences
- slap wrist
- spanks
- switches
- teaches a lesson
- throws the book at
- trains
- whips
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