Keywords: slap, smack

Sign Definition

As a Noun

1. The action of hitting someone on the hand with the palm side of your hand.
2. The action of hitting someone with the palm side of your hand. English = slap, smack.

As a Verb or Adjective

1. To hit someone (especially a child) on the hand with the palm side of your hand, when they are reaching to do something or take something and you want them to stop; to slap or smack someone on the hand; to rap someone over the knuckles.
2. To hit someone (especially a child) with the palm side of your hand in an attempt to stop them doing something or to punish them. English = slap, smack.