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slam

/slæm/

noun

Meaning

  • A sudden impact or blow.

  • The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.

  • A slam dunk.

  • An insult.

    "I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes."

  • The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.

  • A poetry slam.

  • A slambook.

  • The refuse of alum works.

  • A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs

verb

Meaning

  • To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

    "Don't slam the door!"

  • To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)

    "Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!"

  • To strike forcefully with some implement.

  • To strike against suddenly and heavily.

    "The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river."

  • To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

    "Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless."

  • To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.

  • To make a slam bid.

  • To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

  • To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.

  • To drink off, to drink quickly.

  • To compete in a poetry slam.

  • To inject intravenously; shoot up.

Synonyms

bang