"slapdown" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slapdowns [plural]
Etymology: From slap + down. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slap|down}} slap + down Head templates: {{en-noun}} slapdown (plural slapdowns)
  1. An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
    Sense id: en-slapdown-en-noun-dWJW9AP8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 16 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 12 12
  2. (engineering) 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. Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-slapdown-en-noun-ryx5Cf6m Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (geology, physics, seismology) The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance. Categories (topical): Geology, Physics, Seismology
    Sense id: en-slapdown-en-noun-bHrA5sMo Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, seismology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slap down, slap-down

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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