slam
/slæm/
verb
- To shut or hit something with great force, often making a loud noise.
- She slammed the door when she was angry.
- He accidentally slammed his finger in the car door.
- The wind slammed the window shut.
- To criticize someone or something harshly.
- Newspapers slammed the politician's decision.
- Critics slammed the movie for its weak plot.
- The coach slammed the team for their poor performance.
- To move or hit something with great speed and force.
- He slammed the ball over the net for a point.
- The car slammed into the guardrail.
- Waves slammed against the rocky shore.
- To defeat someone easily in a competition.
- Our team slammed the opponents 10–0.
- She slammed her rival in the final match.
- The champion slammed all challengers.
noun
- A forceful closing or hitting that makes a loud noise.
- The book hit the table with a slam.
- The slam of the door woke everyone up.
- I heard a loud slam from the kitchen.
- A poetry competition where performers read their work and are judged.
- She won first place at the poetry slam.
- The local café hosts a slam every Friday night.
- He practiced his poem for weeks before the slam.
- A grand slam in tennis or baseball (winning all major tournaments or a bases-loaded home run).
- She won her third grand slam title this year.
- He hit a slam in the bottom of the ninth inning.
- The tennis player completed a career grand slam.