body slamn.
/ˈbɒdɪ slam/, U.S. /ˈbɑdi ˌslæm/ Wrestling (originally U.S.).
A move in which the opponent's body is lifted and thrown hard on to the mat. Also figurative and in extended use.
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1899 Washington Post 30 Nov. 8/2 Pat was felled four times, the first from a right swing for head, and the other three spills from body slams with the right.
1945 Moberly (Missouri) Monitor-Index 22 Feb. 8/1 She lost the last two falls to the Ohio lass on body slams.
1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 5 Oct. That party..took its latest body slam a day earlier when four backbenchers quit.
1991 Sports Illustr. 14 Jan. 27/3 The body slam of 270-pound New Orleans fullback Craig..Heyward by 320-pound Bears defensive tackle William..Perry.
2008 C. Liddell & C. Millman Iceman xxx. 188 He got me leaning the way he needed and lifted me up into the air for a body slam. You could already hear the crowd before I hit the ground.
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body slamv.
/ˈbɒdɪ slam/, U.S. /ˈbɑdi ˌslæm/ Wrestling (originally U.S.).
transitive. To throw (an opponent) to the mat using a body slam. Also figurative and in extended use.
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1932 Abilene (Texas) Daily Reporter 22 Jan. 2/8 The victory went to Sergeant Benny Wilson after he had body slammed Robert with great gusto.
1952 Los Angeles Times 30 Oct. iv. 3/5 Bobby Managoff body-slammed Frank Jares into submission in 20:34.
1976 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 89 37 So I picked the son of a bitch up and body slammed him.
1997 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Mag. June 32/1 I was an oil analyst in the 80's when oils got body-slammed... I'm a cautious investor.
2004 S. Crossen Pro Wrestling Kids' Style xvii. 115 I was supposed to win this match by body slamming Troy, but when we practiced it a week or so prior Troy was too heavy for me to be able to do it.
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