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skelp

/skɛlp/

skelpnoun

skelps

/skɛlp/

Translations

The child received a skelp for misbehaving.

Ребенок получил шлепок за плохое поведение.

He felt a skelp on his back as he walked away.

Он почувствовал удар по спине, когда уходил.

Additional translations

Definitions

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

skelped

Past Simple

skelped

Past Participle

skelping

Gerund

/skɛlp/

Translations

She threatened to skelp him if he didn't behave.

Она пригрозила шлёпнуть его, если он не будет себя хорошо вести.

Definitions

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.

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