Taplak
Verb: To slap, smack, or press something broad and flat firmly onto a surface.
Nuance: Implies a quick, firm directed motion. Like slapping a wet shirt against a stone to wash it or sticking a paper poster on a wall.
Example: ??
He smacked the wet towel onto the table.
Better phrasing: "To slap or press a broad, flat object down onto a surface with force."
see: egsak, sapak, taktak, tapok, topok
Indonesian/Malay
Taplak as in taplak meja
Noun: Tablecloth. Literally "cover cloth".
Verb form: Menaplak would mean to cover with a tablecloth.