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
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
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells left the court on a stretcher last night after slamming his head on the court during a dunk attempt.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
But as the four-time NBA champ told reporters after the game, there won’t be a 28th slam.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Paxton and Cornyn have traded barbs back and forth for years, with the attorney general slamming Cornyn’s votes in favor of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and bipartisan legislation on gun safety following the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells left the court on a stretcher last night after slamming his head on the court during a dunk attempt.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
With the game knotted at 71, Jenkins drove to the basket for a two-handed slam.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
But as the four-time NBA champ told reporters after the game, there won’t be a 28th slam.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Slam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slam. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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