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skelp

/skɛlp/

Translations

skelpnoun

skelps

/skɛlp/

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

skelpverb

skelped

Past Simple

skelped

Past Participle

skelping

Gerund

/skɛlp/

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

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

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.