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   Slam

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   verb

   • 1. shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly: "he slams the door behind him as he leaves" Similar bangshut/close with a bangshut/close noisilyshut/close with a crashshut/close with forcefling shutOpposite pull something toclose gently
   • ▪ be closed forcefully and loudly: "she heard a car door slam"
   • ▪ push or put somewhere with great force: "Charlie slammed down the phone"
   • ▪ crash into; collide heavily with: "the car mounted the sidewalk, slamming into a lamppost" Similar crash intosmash intosmack intocollide withbe in collision withhitstrikeramplow intomeet head-onrun intobump intocrack into/againstimpactOpposite miss
   • ▪ hit (something) with great force in a particular direction: "he slammed a shot into the net"
   • ▪ put (something) into action suddenly or forcefully: "I slammed on the brakes"
   • ▪ move violently or loudly: "he slammed out of the room"
   • ▪ criticize severely: "his efforts to slam the president destroyed his own campaign" Similar criticizefind fault withcensuredenouncecondemnarraignattacklambastepillorydisapprove ofcarp atcavil atrail againstinveigh againstcast aspersions onpour scorn ondisparagedenigratedeprecatemalignvilifybesmirchrun downgive a bad press toslurinformal:knockpanhammerblastbad-mouthnitpick aboutthrow brickbats atgive flak tolay intolace intopull to piecespull apartpick holes inhit out atmaulsavageroastskewercrucifyslag offhave a go atgive some stick tomonsterslaterubbishpummelcut uptrashbag onbagsledgeformal:excoriatedated:ratearchaic:slashvituperate againstreprobaterare:animadvert onobjurgateaspersederogatereprehendOpposite praiseapprove of
   • ▪ score points against or gain a victory over (someone) easily: "the Blue Devils slammed Kansas to win the title"
   • ▪ consume (a drink, especially an alcoholic beverage) rapidly or in one go: "we slam our vodka and run to the front of the stage"
   • ▪ (of a telephone company) take over the account of (a telephone customer) without their permission: "they will provide compensation in cases where it can be shown that the customer had been slammed"

   noun

   • 1. a loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door: "the back door closed with a slam"
   • 2. prison: informal North American "if he challenged the judge, he was definitely going to the slam"
   • 3. a poetry contest in which competitors recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience, the winner being elected after several elimination rounds: US "a poetry slam"
   • 4. a grand slam (all thirteen tricks) or small slam (twelve tricks), for which bonus points are scored if bid and made.
   • ▪ (especially in tennis) any of the individual championships that together comprise a Grand Slam: "a stellar 12 months saw her win two slams and two Olympic gold medals, and retain the number one ranking"

   Word Origin early 17th century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse slam(b)ra.

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   What is the meaning of slammed?

   • verb (used with or without object), slammed, slam·ming. to shut with force and noise: to slam the door. to dash, strike, knock, thrust, throw, slap down, etc., with violent and noisy impact: He slammed his books upon the table.

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   What does it mean to Slam something?

   • To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise: slammed the book on the desk. To hit or strike with great force. Slang To criticize harshly; censure forcefully. To close or swing into place with force so as to produce a loud noise. To hit something with force; crash: slammed into a truck.

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   What does it mean to be slammed at work?

   • To "be slammed" at work means to have a lot of work to do. The word "slam" is also used to describe the sound of a door being shut quickly, or of someone falling and hitting the floor. So you can imagine "being slammed" as having a large amount of work suddenly hit you while making a large sound.

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   What does Slam a door mean?

   • 1. To shut with force and loud noise: slammed the door. 2. To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise: slammed the book on the desk. 3. To hit or strike with great force. 4. Slang To criticize harshly; censure forcefully. 5. Slang To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one).

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   What is slammed about?

   • Slammed is Colleen’s debut novel which won her accolades from famous literary critics and fans alike. This book also laid the foundation for two more books in the series with the same title. The story is about a young girl Layken who is dumped with unexpected responsibilities due to her father’s untimely demise.

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   What does a slammed into a building mean?

   • [VERB noun] If one thing slams into or against another, it crashes into it with great force. The plane slammed into the building after losing an engine shortly after take-off. [V + into/against] He slammed me against the ground.

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   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.

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   (Definition of slammed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of slammed. slammed. The door of public services accessible to all was not slammed shut on interlopers and thieves. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   1. to shut with force and noise: to slam the door. 2. to dash, strike, throw, etc., with violent, noisy impact: She slammed the book on the table. 3. to hit, push, block, etc., so as to cause a violent noise (often fol. by on ): If you slam on the brakes, the car will skid. 4. to criticize harshly.

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   SLAMMED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of slam 2. past simple and past participle of slam . Learn more.

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   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.

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   Slam definition: to shut with force and noise. See examples of SLAM used in a sentence.

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   She started to read her book just as the front door slammed. The door to the situation room crashed open, cannoned off the wall and slammed shut. The old women called at houses selling lucky charms and muttering curses if they found a door slammed in their faces.