slam

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verb

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Definition of SLAM

transitive verb

1

: to strike or beat hard : knock

2

: to shut forcibly and noisily : bang

3

a : to set or slap down violently or noisily <slammed down the phone> b : to propel, thrust, or produce by or as if by striking hard <slam on the brakes> <slammed the car into a wall>

4

: to criticize harshly

intransitive verb

1

: to make a banging noise

2

: to function (as in moving) with emphatic and usually noisy vigor <the hurricane slammed into the coast> <slammed out of the room>

3

: to utter verbal abuse or harsh criticism

Examples of SLAM

1. He slammed the door in my face.
2. She slammed the drawer shut.
3. He stepped inside and let the door slam behind him.
4. In her anger, she slammed the ball against the fence.
5. The car slid on the ice and slammed into a tree.
6. Her arm slammed against the table.

First Known Use of SLAM

circa 1691

Related to SLAM

Synonyms: bang

Related Words: close, shut, stop; bar, batten (down), bolt, chain, fasten, latch, lock, seal, secure

Near Antonyms: open; unbar, unbolt, unfasten, unlatch, unlock, unseal

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