slammed; slamming
1
: to shut forcibly and noisily : bang
2
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
3
: to strike or beat hard : knock
4
: to criticize harshly
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
1
a
: a noisy violent closing
b
: a banging noise
especially
: one made by the slam of a door
2
: a heavy blow or impact
3
: a poetry competition performed before judges
4
: a cutting or violent criticism
5
: slammer
1
2
Examples of slam in a Sentence
Verb
He slammed the door in my face.
She slammed the drawer shut.
He stepped inside and let the door slam behind him.
In her anger, she slammed the ball against the fence.
The car slid on the ice and slammed into a tree.
Her arm slammed against the table.
Noun (1)
gave the stubborn nail one last slam with the hammer
shut the door with a loud slam
sported a gang tattoo on his arm that had gotten him plenty of respect in the slam
the sudden slam of my head against the trunk of the car
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In a statement following the announcement of the deal, Cinema United, the exhibition industry largest trade group, slammed the pact.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
That’s roughly equal to about 887 kilograms of force (around 1,956 pounds of force), almost like having the weight of a small car slam into something in a split second.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Director Quentin Tarantino has inadvertently sparked a storm after once again slamming actor Paul Dano for his performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 There Will Be Blood, prompting fellow actor Alec Baldwin to release a video in defense of the younger performer.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In a statement following the announcement of the deal, Cinema United, the exhibition industry largest trade group, slammed the pact.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
The slam certainly pleased the KU portion of the crowd, which was listed at 15,407.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
That’s roughly equal to about 887 kilograms of force (around 1,956 pounds of force), almost like having the weight of a small car slam into something in a split second.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Slam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slam. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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