slap about

slap about
phrasal verb slap around or slap about [transitive]
Word forms "slap around":
present tense I/you/we/they slap around he/she/it slaps around present participle slapping around past tense slapped around past participle slapped around
slap someone around/about to hit someone more than once. This word is used especially about men who hit their wives or girlfriends.

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