to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as in punishment.

a blow given in spanking; a smart or resounding slap.

verb

belt , blip , box , buffet , cane , chastise , clobber , clout , cuff , flax , flog , hide , larrup * , lash , lather * , leather * , lick , paddle , punch , punish , put over one’s knee , smack , sock , tan * , tan one’s hide , thrash , trim , wallop , welt , whip , whup , bust , swat , whack , slap , strike , switch

noun

box , buffet , bust , chop , cuff , punch , smack , smacker , swat , whack