slam

1 syllable · also slammed, slamming

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As a verb, slam means shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise. As a noun, it means a sudden impact or blow.

Meanings of slam

36 meanings

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.”
slangTo strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.
sports slangTo defeat or overcome in a match.
“The Armenian football team has slammed the Turks 6–0.”
colloquialTo speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
“Don't ever slam me in front of the boss like that again!”
“Union leaders slammed the new proposals.”
To compete in a poetry slam.
basketballTo dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
telecommunicationsTo move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
To drink off, to drink quickly.
drugsslangTo inject intravenously; shoot up.
sexslangvulgarTo perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.
informalUSTo occupy and busy with a high workload.

A sudden impact or blow.
The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
basketballA slam dunk.
tennisOne of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
colloquialUSAn insult.
“I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.”
UKdialectThe yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
A poetry slam.
A slambook.
music genreA subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs
A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
cardsLosing or winning all the tricks in a game.
bridgeA bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
sportsWinning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
The noise made by the forceful impact of two objects