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Definition of slap-down in English English dictionary
- A harsh reprimand
- To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people
She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.
- slapdown
- An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection
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- The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance
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- The period after the initial impact of an object with a surface through the subsequent impact of the object on that surface, as an aircraft landing or a container falling