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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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Actor Jeff Bridges slammed lawmakers on Friday as millions of people across America are set to lose their food assistance this weekend.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The only non-Dodgers pinch slam in postseason history?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Schlossberg didn't hold back on his thoughts on the get-up, slamming it on his social media on Friday.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Actor Jeff Bridges slammed lawmakers on Friday as millions of people across America are set to lose their food assistance this weekend.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
There’s the slam of an old screen door.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The only non-Dodgers pinch slam in postseason history?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Slam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slam. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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