slam
slam Lexical Profile
slam Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To shut, close, or become shut forcefully and with a loud noise (especially of a door, lid, or window).
"Please do not slam the car door when you get out."
To put, throw, or crash something down or against a surface with great force and noise.
"He slammed his heavy textbook onto the desk in frustration."
To criticize, attack, or denounce someone or something severely and publicly (informal).
"Environmental groups slammed the corporation for failing to meet its emissions targets."
• noun
A loud, forceful blow, impact, or the sound of something (such as a door) being shut violently.
"The sudden gust of wind closed the heavy wooden door with a loud slam."
A severe, pointed, or harsh verbal criticism or insult (informal).
"His speech contained a thinly veiled slam against the previous administration's economic policies."
A competitive event in which poets perform original spoken-word work before a live audience and a panel of judges.
"She won first place at the regional poetry slam with her moving piece about city life."
The winning of all or all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge or whist, or a major championship tournament in sports such as tennis or golf.
"Bidding a small slam in bridge requires strong communication between partners."
• Rhymes for slam
Word Origin & Etymology
Attested in the late 17th century, likely of North Germanic (Scandinavian) origin and probably imitative of the sound of a heavy blow; compare Norwegian and Swedish dialectal slamma ('to bang, slam').