box Copy link Outline 1. ălăpa2. cŏlăphus (with the fist) • box, a blow with the hand: 1. ălăpa: to give any one a smart b. on the ear, alicui gravem ducere a., Phaedr.: Juv. 2. cŏlăphus (with the fist): v. blow. Alapa, is a blow with the flat hand ('a slap'), hence less severe than colaphus.