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- Dictionaryslam/slam/
verb
- 1. shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly: "he slams the door behind him as he leaves" Similar Opposite
- 2. criticize severely: informal "the new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door: "the door closed with a slam"
- 2. prison: informal North American "if he challenged the judge, he was definitely going to the slam"
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SLAM definition: 1. to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise: 2. to criticize…. Learn more.
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. intransitive verb. 1. : to make a banging noise. 2.
Slam definition: to shut with force and noise. See examples of SLAM used in a sentence.
to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise: The wind made the door / window slam (shut). Close the door carefully, don't slam it. He slammed the brakes on (= used them quickly and with force) when a child ran in front of his car.
To slam someone or something means to criticize them very severely. [journalism] The famed film-maker slammed the claims as 'an outrageous lie'. [VERB noun] Britain has been slammed by the United Nations for having one of the worst race relations records in the world. [VERB noun]
1. To close or swing into place with force so as to produce a loud noise. 2. To hit something with force; crash: slammed into a truck. n. 1. a. A forceful impact that makes a loud noise. b. A noise so produced. 2. An act of shutting forcefully and loudly: the slam of a door. 3. Slang A harsh or devastating criticism. 4. A poetry slam.
To slam is to close something forcefully and loudly, like when you slam your door angrily, or slam the freezer door quickly so your sister won't see the ice cream sandwiches you bought. If you slam your finger in the door, it's going to hurt.
To hit, throw, or put in place or action with force and noise. To slam a baseball over the fence. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To hit or strike with great force. American Heritage. To shut, go into place, etc. with force and noise. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
To slam someone or something means to criticize them very severely. [journalism] The famed filmmaker slammed the claims as "an outrageous lie." Synonyms: criticize, attack, blast, pan [informal] More Synonyms of slam. 4. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If one thing slams into or against another, it crashes into it with great force.
1 to shut a door hard when someone is trying to come in. 2 to refuse to talk to someone or meet them, in a rude way. Phrasal Verbs slam into. See slam in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: slam. Definition of slam verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
