What's the difference between slapping and spank?

Slapping


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slap
  • (a.) Very large; monstrous; big.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).
  • (2) Shaky phone footage of the raid that circulated online showed the vigilantes kicking, slapping and insulting the men, with one of them slumped naked on the ground during the attack.
  • (3) The debate about the future ownership of Royal Bank of Scotland was kickstarted on Wednesday just hours before the bank was slapped with a fine for rigging Libor.
  • (4) Her target was Raymond Young, whose response, according to witnesses in Droylsden's Cotton Tree pub, was to slap Atkinson with the back of his hand.
  • (5) The discovery of "serious failings" in the sale of these so-called interest rate swaps comes as the banking industry is mired in controversy about manipulating interest rates following the record-breaking £290m fine slapped on Barclays on Wednesday.
  • (6) Bartra slaps a header just wide of the near post and high.
  • (7) I've had your typical Australian dad come up after the show, slap me on the back, go bright red and say, "Well done, mate, well done."
  • (8) 2.54pm BST Photograph: Bloomberg TV Shares in Pfizer have risen over 1.6% in early trading in New York, as Wall Street traders react to the news that the company's third bid for AstraZeneca has been slapped down.
  • (9) For years we’ve been told to slap on sunscreen to protect against the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays.
  • (10) The senior officials signed off on how the CIA would interrogate top al-Qaida suspects - whether they would be slapped, pushed, deprived of sleep or subjected to waterboarding.
  • (11) Rachel Dolezal identifying as African American is highly unusual, experts say Read more The adopted brother of Rachel Dolezal has accused her of giving African Americans a “slap in the face” by co-opting their racial struggles after growing up with all the advantages of a white, middle-class girl.
  • (12) It’s not just the slapping you or beating you on the feet, it’s the way they wake you in the middle of the night in that shitty room where you’ve tried so hard to sleep,” the prisoner said above the noise of fellow inmates and their relatives.
  • (13) This may be triggered by a research note from UBS analysts, who have slapped a 'sell' rating on Royal Mail shares and set a target price of 450p.
  • (14) She scraped her fingernails on my neck, and slapped my face.
  • (15) "They shouldn't just get away with a slap," said Paul Gaines, 54.
  • (16) The coalition government has allowed more than 10,000 perpetrators of domestic violence to get away with an apology and slap on the wrist, Yvette Cooper , the shadow home secretary, will say on Monday.
  • (17) Chelsea v Bournemouth: Premier League – as it happened Read more Mourinho’s post-match gloom reflected as much, his criticisms of the officials all rather half-hearted given the fact that, when he has lambasted perceived mistakes this term, he has been slapped down with heavy fines, a stadium ban and a threat of another to come.
  • (18) Chindamo's trial, the following year, heard how the teenager, who came to Britain from Italy at the age of five, sneered as he slapped, punched and then stabbed the headteacher.
  • (19) On Thursday, they slapped a button on the streak, winning 1-0 over the Arizona Diamondbacks in walk-off fashion.
  • (20) Why was an import ban not slapped on ash immediately the disease was discovered in February?

Spank


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.
  • (n.) A blow with the open hand; a slap.
  • (v. i.) To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop; to move quickly.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Eventually he lays it back invitingly to Iniesta, 25 yards out, and he spanks it high and wide.
  • (2) Compared with the control group, both treatment groups of mothers reported significantly fewer child behavior problems, reduced stress levels, and less use of spanking.
  • (3) Spanking, in the last case, was the cause of an important luxation of T12-L1, at first with a complete paraplegia, and was associated with the fact that the child was only seen a few days after by a doctor and immediately referred.
  • (4) Peterson is accused of using a wooden switch to spank his 4-year-old son.
  • (5) It lured Harry Enfield from the BBC in a big-money deal in 2000, but Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show was a career low point.
  • (6) The tickets are only €10, yet the first prize is a brand spanking new Fiat Panda 4x4 – with all optional extras.
  • (7) Then, after a single, a full toss is offered to Sangakkara, and he spanks it through cover and stalks off for a sarnie.
  • (8) More disjointedness like that after kick-off and they'll get their hids spanked.
  • (9) The venue looked good and made Labour's point, a spanking new hospital standing as visual proof of Labour's investment in public services (a point only slightly undermined by the sight of an audience in coats and woolly hats, apparently because the central heating in the building was not yet working).
  • (10) He had been accused of abusing eight youngsters at Cambridge Hostel in the town by spanking and touching them.
  • (11) Fresh belief flowed through Arsenal, even more so two minutes later when Ramsey scored with a spanking volley.
  • (12) Smith was secretary of the Rochdale Hostel for Boys Association, where he was accused of abusing vulnerable youngsters by spanking and touching them.
  • (13) To emphasise the point, the Batmobile steals every scene it's in, juggernauting across the Gotham rooftops in a spectacular chase that ends with Wayne earning a spanking from his lovable cockney butler Michael Caine.
  • (14) DOWN UNDER He has just been given a lucrative new job where progress simply means doing better than David Moyes and last week he led his national team to a momentous spanking of the side reputed to be one of the best in history, but Louis van Gaal is not a happy man.
  • (15) My mother, out of patience, spanked him, but regretted it later.
  • (16) "Honey, get into that bath before I spank you," Bond warns.)
  • (17) And just as Mikey-Michael is reckoning that Eranga has yapped himself out of focus, he hammers down one that's absurdly short and outside leg, so Ali gets right on top of it and spanks a swivel-pull around the corner for four.
  • (18) However, controlling for positive communication or for a parent-oriented motivation for spanking eliminated the negative effects of spanking, suggesting that the negative effects reflected use of spanking as a replacement for positive communication with the child.
  • (19) Abusive fathers spanked their children significantly more often than the nonabusive fathers, and abusive mothers had the highest frequency of critical statements directed at their children.
  • (20) Another opening-day bust came from the arm of the Phillies' Cole Hamels, who marked his entry into the upper echelon of pitching salaries (six years for $144m) by getting spanked by Atlanta down at Turner Field.

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