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
Synonyms
Verb
Noun (1)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- plump
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Topline Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized on Monday for slamming a football fan’s phone into the ground over the weekend, after the fan called his brother a homophobic slur for his relationship with Taylor Swift.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
One of those included a behind-the-head slam from Julian Phillips, who finished a dunk after Dalen Terry stripped the ball off Jaylen Wells at half court.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
After making landfall in Cuba, the storm is expected to sideswipe the Florida Keys and slam into Louisiana at the weekend, though the forecast this far out is still unclear.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Topline Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized on Monday for slamming a football fan’s phone into the ground over the weekend, after the fan called his brother a homophobic slur for his relationship with Taylor Swift.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Hield converted his second and-1 with a backdoor cut and slam, pushing Golden State’s advantage back to 11 halfway through the period.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
One of those included a behind-the-head slam from Julian Phillips, who finished a dunk after Dalen Terry stripped the ball off Jaylen Wells at half court.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Slam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slam. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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