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slam1
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- pronunciation:
- slaem
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
slams, slamming, slammed |
| definition 1: |
to shut (a door, lid, or the like) with force and loud noise.
Angrily, he left the room and slammed the door.The wind suddenly slammed the door shut.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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- synonyms:
- bang, clap
- similar words:
- heave, jam, thrust
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| definition 2: |
to cause (something) to move with great force so that it makes a powerful impact or is sent a great distance.
The driver slammed the truck into a tree.The batter slammed the ball into left field.- synonyms:
- smash
- similar words:
- bang, bash, catapult, fling, heave, hurl, jam, pound, sling, whack
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| definition 3: |
to criticize severely.
The critics slammed the play, but audiences loved it.- synonyms:
- bash, blast, scorch, trash
- similar words:
- attack, backbite, badmouth, castigate, censure, chastise, condemn, criticize, denounce, excoriate, lambaste, malign, upbraid, vilify
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| related words: |
belt, crack, criticize, scorch |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move quickly and with great force so as to cause a loud and powerful impact.
The car slammed into the tree.The shutters slammed with the sudden gust of wind.- synonyms:
- crash, smash
- similar words:
- bump, collide, dash
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| related words: |
crack |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a movement that produces a loud noise on impact, or the noise itself.
She closed the lid with a slam.I heard the slam of the door as he left.- synonyms:
- bang, clap, whack
- similar words:
- blast, clash, crack, knock, rap, report, thud, thump, thwack
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| definition 2: |
a severe criticism.
The slam of the book by the critics was a blow to its author.- synonyms:
- censure, condemnation, lick, rebuke
- similar words:
- criticism, denunciation, disparagement, fulmination, rap, reproach, slap
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| related words: |
belt, clap, crack, thump |
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