slamverb
uk/slæm/us/slæm/-mm-B2 [ I or T ] to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise:
The wind made the door/window slam (shut).
Close the door carefully, don't slam it.
He slammed the brakes on (= used them quickly and with force) when a child ran in front of his car.
I had to stop suddenly, and the car behind me slammed into the back of me.
[ T ] informal to criticize:
Although the reviewers slammed the play, the audience loved it.
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- She slammed the door after her.
- The window slammed shut with a loud bang.
- She slammed her case down on the desk with a smack.
- I slammed on the brake, but it was too late.
- She stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- bang
- bowl sb over
- broadside
- buffet
- bump
- cannon
- catch
- ding
- go into sth
- hit
- jarring
- knock sb down
- knock sb over
- prang
- run (sth) into sth/sb
- sideswipe
- smash
- smash-up
- stack
- strike
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Disapproving & criticizing
slamnoun [ S ]
uk/slæm/us/slæm/slam noun [ S ] (NOISE)
a sudden loud noise:
The door shut with a slam.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- jangling
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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slam noun [ S ] (COMPETITION)
an event in which people read out their poems to be judged by an audience:
a poetry slam
slam noun [ S ] (SPORTS)
in some sports, especially tennis, one of the events that are part of a grand slam :
Murray won his first slam in 2013.