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skelp

/skɛlp/

Translations

skelpnoun

skelps

/skɛlp/

The child received a skelp for misbehaving at the dinner table.

L’enfant a reçu une gifle pour s’être mal conduit à table.

feuillardTerme technique, surtout en métallurgie.

The factory produced skelps of steel for the construction industry.

L’usine produisait des feuillards d’acier pour l’industrie de la construction.

Additional translations

coupSens plus général.

skelpverb

skelped

Past Simple

skelped

Past Participle

skelping

Gerund

/skɛlp/

The teacher threatened to skelp the table to get the students' attention.

Le professeur a menacé de gifler la table pour attirer l’attention des élèves.

Additional translations

se dépêcherSens régional; surtout écossais.

Synonyms

skelpnoun

A slap or blow, especially with the open hand.

The child received a skelp for misbehaving at the dinner table.

A strip or piece of material, especially metal, used in manufacturing.

The factory produced skelps of steel for the construction industry.

skelpverb

To strike or slap with the open hand or a flat object.

The teacher threatened to skelp the table to get the students' attention.

To move quickly or hurry, especially in a sudden dash (chiefly Scots).

We skelped down the lane before the rain started.