slap down

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Definition of slap down in English English dictionary: To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people
She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.; A harsh reprimand
slapdown: An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection
slapdown: The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance
slapdown: 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

slap down

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slap Down

släp daun

/ˈslap ˈdoun/ /ˈslæp ˈdaʊn/

[ 'slap ] (noun.) 14th century. Metaphorical use of a literal phrase

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