slap sth on
— phrasal verb with slap /slæp/ verb [T] (-pp-)Definition
› to put or spread a substance over a surface very quickly or roughly: We want to sell our house, so we've slapped some paint on the outside to make it look better.Covering and adding layersSpreading and scattering
(Definition of slap sth on from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- all over the place idiom
- bedaub verb
- bestrew verb
- billow verb
- circulate verb
- diffuse adjective (SPREAD)
- diffuse verb
- dispersion noun
- fan out phrasal verb
- go round (somewhere) phrasal verb
- go the rounds idiom
- percolate verb (INFORMATION)
- radial adjective
- radiate verb (SPREAD)
- sprawl noun (CITY)
- sprawl verb (CITY)
- spread out phrasal verb
- sprinkling noun
- straggle verb
- sweep verb (MOVE)
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