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slam
1[ slam ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to shut with force and noise:
to slam the door.
- to dash, strike, knock, thrust, throw, slap down, etc., with violent and noisy impact:
He slammed his books upon the table.
- Informal. to criticize harshly; attack verbally:
He slammed my taste mercilessly.
noun
- a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- the noise so made.
- Usually the slam. Slang. slammer ( def 2 ).
- Informal. a harsh criticism; verbal attack:
I am sick of your slams.
- Informal.
- Also called poetry slam. a competitive, usually boisterous poetry reading.
- a usually competitive performance involving multiple performers with short acts: a tap dance slam.
puppet slams;
a tap dance slam.
slam
2[ slam ]
noun
- the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam ( def 1 ), little slam.
- an old type of card game associated with ruff.
slam
1/ æ /
verb
- to cause (a door or window) to close noisily and with force or (of a door, etc) to close in this way
- tr to throw (something) down noisily and violently
- slang.tr to criticize harshly
- informal.intr; usually foll by into or out of to go (into or out of a room, etc) in violent haste or anger
- tr to strike with violent force
- informal.tr to defeat easily
noun
- the act or noise of slamming
- slang.harsh criticism or abuse
slam
2/ æ /
noun
- the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little slam or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
- the bid to do so in bridge See grand slam little slam
- an old card game
slam
3/ æ /
noun
- a poetry contest in which entrants compete with each other by reciting their work and are awarded points by the audience
Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of slam1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slam1
Origin of slam2
Origin of slam3
Example Sentences
In the video, the man lifts a dog off the ground by the leash before slamming it to the ground and kicking the animal.
A driver slammed into the back of my car while I was at a stoplight during rush hour.
As his second-in-command was quickly meeting with Pope Francis, the most irreligious man in America was using the occasion of Easter to slam his political enemies.
All of these imports would be slammed by the massive tariffs that Trump threatened to impose on many Asian nations until putting a pause on the plan, with Vietnam, at 46%, among the highest.
The family’s complaint alleges that the deputies then used excessive force, hitting Hijaz with baton strikes and slamming his head onto the pavement.
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