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slap

noun [U] (FOR FACE)
 
 
/slæp/ UK informal for

Definition

→ make-up: I'm just going to put a bit of slap on.Make-up and skin care
(Definition of slap noun (FOR FACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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