slam
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slÃĻm
slām
/slÃĻm/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "slam"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž

to hit or strike with great force, often making a loud noise
Complex Transitive: to slam sth on sth | to slam sth with sth
to slam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef angrily slammed the pot on the stove, causing a loud clatter.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āϰ⧇āϗ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϭ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰāĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to forcefully or violently shut or close a door, lid, or other object
Transitive: to slam sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She violently slammed the window to block out the noise.
āϏ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2.1

āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a door, lid, or other object) to be closed or shut with force
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The door slammed behind her, causing a startle.
āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŽāĻ• āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to hit or throw an object with great strength and intensity
Complex Transitive: to slam sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pitcher slammed the baseball towards home plate, aiming for a strike.
āĻĒāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšā§‹āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϏāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to engage in a style of dance often involving jumping, pushing, and colliding with other dancers
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fans gathered in the mosh pit, eagerly slamming and thrashing around to the energetic music.
āĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻļ āĻĒāĻŋāĻŸā§‡ āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻ“āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āϛ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āχāĻžā§āĻœā§‡āĻ•ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĢā§‹āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to inject drugs, typically heroin or other opioids, directly into the bloodstream
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She is slamming to get an intense high quickly.
āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāχ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

a sharply critical or aggressive remark aimed at someone, intended to have a striking effect

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The article contained a harsh slam against the company.
02

a complete or near-complete winning of all tricks in the card game bridge

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The players celebrated a grand slam.
03

a forceful collision that produces a loud noise

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ball hit the floor with a resounding slam.
04

a competitive event in which poets recite original work and the audience evaluates and selects the winner

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The poetry slam drew a large audience.

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