Slam
verb
To close something with a lot of force.
She slammed the door in anger.
Often appears as...
- slam the door
- slam it shut
verb
To criticize someone or something very strongly.
Critics have slammed the new movie as the worst of the year.
Often appears as...
- slam someone for
- slam as
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A very hard hit in sports like basketball or tennis.
He made an impressive slam in the first half of the game.
Often appears as...
- impressive slam
- slam in the game
noun
A poetry competition where performers recite their work and get judged.
She won the annual poetry slam.
Often appears as...
- poetry slam
- annual slam
verb
To put or throw with great force.
He slammed his bag on the table.
Often appears as...
- slam on the table
- slam into
verb
To close something with a lot of force.
She slammed the door in anger.
Often appears as...
- slam the door
- slam it shut
verb
To criticize someone or something very strongly.
Critics have slammed the new movie as the worst of the year.
Often appears as...
- slam someone for
- slam as
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A very hard hit in sports like basketball or tennis.
He made an impressive slam in the first half of the game.
Often appears as...
- impressive slam
- slam in the game
noun
A poetry competition where performers recite their work and get judged.
She won the annual poetry slam.
Often appears as...
- poetry slam
- annual slam
verb
To put or throw with great force.
He slammed his bag on the table.
Often appears as...
- slam on the table
- slam into
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Anger or Frustration
Often used to express strong emotion when closing something.
Fuming, he slammed the car door loudly.
Pro Tip 2/2Forceful Sound
Implies a loud noise often attracting attention.
The students quieted down when the principal slammed her book down.
Pro Tip 1/2Anger or Frustration
Often used to express strong emotion when closing something.
Fuming, he slammed the car door loudly.
Pro Tip 2/2Forceful Sound
Implies a loud noise often attracting attention.
The students quieted down when the principal slammed her book down.
Pro Tip 1/2Anger or Frustration
Often used to express strong emotion when closing something.
Fuming, he slammed the car door loudly.
Pro Tip 2/2Forceful Sound
Implies a loud noise often attracting attention.
The students quieted down when the principal slammed her book down.
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How to find work you...
so they're cheering me on and they're all excited. And I got total popsicle head, if anyone's ever swam in the Bay, and I'm trying to just thaw my face out, and I'm watching people finish. And I see this one kid, something didn't look right. And he's just flailing like this. And he's barely able to sip some air before he slams his head back down.
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The Sasquatch Killer PIPE...
beginning and we said yeah we're gonna go here and we're gonna we're gonna kill something they're pretty sure we came around the corner and we're driving we look into this open meadow and we see this creature me and my buddy saw it at the same time he slams on the brakes maybe for the first second or two it did
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Using poetry as a way to...
mouse heart to be a white flag to surrender like he didn't take me to sharpen my mouth so battle slam poetry taught me how to be a fighter how to use honesty and sincerity as my greatest weapons my voice being the only thing in my arsenal how to use microphone like warrior had to be
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On tennis, love and...
which is one of the biggest grand slams. You found out two days before? Yeah, so it was two days before, and I knew. I was nervous. I wasn't quite sure what to think, but I just knew that at that moment it was really important for me to just focus right there
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Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
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Rick Guidotti: From...
He walks in, he walks right past me, goes up to his room, slams the door, and I don't see him until the next day. He's not going to want to be photographed, he has zero self-esteem, this kid has such poor body image, and he's just so shy.
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The secret US prisons...
"When the prisons and gates slam shut, prisoners do not lose their human quality." Every prisoner I've interviewed has said there are three flecks of light in the darkness of phone calls, letters and visits from family.
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Beautiful Butterfly...
whoa that's awesome they actually look pretty clumsy when they take off yeah and that irregularity actually works to their advantage so if you think about if you slam a book shirt like this it kind of causes a
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"First Kiss" by Tim...
slammed shut at the bottom of a dark, but her mouth pulled up like a baby-blue Cadillac packed with canaries driven by a toucan—I swear those lips said bright wings when we kissed, wild
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Sumo PIPE National...
sprouts helps them bulk up entering the ring girth is advantageous the rules are simple knock your opponent down or out of the ring wrestler slam slap and toss opponents
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How to find work you...
so they're cheering me on and they're all excited. And I got total popsicle head, if anyone's ever swam in the Bay, and I'm trying to just thaw my face out, and I'm watching people finish. And I see this one kid, something didn't look right. And he's just flailing like this. And he's barely able to sip some air before he slams his head back down.
Video examples
The Sasquatch Killer PIPE...
beginning and we said yeah we're gonna go here and we're gonna we're gonna kill something they're pretty sure we came around the corner and we're driving we look into this open meadow and we see this creature me and my buddy saw it at the same time he slams on the brakes maybe for the first second or two it did
Video examples
Using poetry as a way to...
mouse heart to be a white flag to surrender like he didn't take me to sharpen my mouth so battle slam poetry taught me how to be a fighter how to use honesty and sincerity as my greatest weapons my voice being the only thing in my arsenal how to use microphone like warrior had to be
Video examples
On tennis, love and...
which is one of the biggest grand slams. You found out two days before? Yeah, so it was two days before, and I knew. I was nervous. I wasn't quite sure what to think, but I just knew that at that moment it was really important for me to just focus right there
Video examples
Lemon Andersen performs...
all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
Video examples
Rick Guidotti: From...
He walks in, he walks right past me, goes up to his room, slams the door, and I don't see him until the next day. He's not going to want to be photographed, he has zero self-esteem, this kid has such poor body image, and he's just so shy.
Video examples
The secret US prisons...
"When the prisons and gates slam shut, prisoners do not lose their human quality." Every prisoner I've interviewed has said there are three flecks of light in the darkness of phone calls, letters and visits from family.
Video examples
Beautiful Butterfly...
whoa that's awesome they actually look pretty clumsy when they take off yeah and that irregularity actually works to their advantage so if you think about if you slam a book shirt like this it kind of causes a
Video examples
"First Kiss" by Tim...
slammed shut at the bottom of a dark, but her mouth pulled up like a baby-blue Cadillac packed with canaries driven by a toucan—I swear those lips said bright wings when we kissed, wild
Video examples
Sumo PIPE National...
sprouts helps them bulk up entering the ring girth is advantageous the rules are simple knock your opponent down or out of the ring wrestler slam slap and toss opponents
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Quote examples
Alec Baldwin
American Actor
People don't understand this: if you want to have a really good shot at succeeding, there are doors you have to slam in people's faces and say, 'This is my priority, and you can't depend on me to help you.' I was never good at that.
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S. E. Hinton
American Writer
I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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William Forsythe
American Actor
I prefer people to say to me, 'You're one of my favorite actors,' rather than 'You're one of my favorite character actors.' It sounds like a slam. At least it sounds that way to me.
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John McEnroe
American Tennis Player
I would not have an event before the majors. I would build them up. It very rarely happens that a player plays the week before, wins the event, and then goes on to win the slam.
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Ricky Steamboat
American Writer
The doctors have said that they don't want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They said the old head just can't survive anymore trauma.
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Sofia Kenin
I feel like the fans are the best at the slams. Everyone is coming, they're supporting you. It's really special, makes it really special for us to play in front of them.
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Vicki Lawrence
American Comedian
My parents raised me to believe that when one door slams in your face, turn around because there's probably another door opening up somewhere.
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Travis Browne
I think people in the MMA world don't like boxing because it's not as exciting as MMA because you don't get big slams.
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Kei Nishikori
Japanese Tennis Player
For sure, it's important for an Asian man to win a grand slam. I hope I'm the one to make it.
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Angelique Kerber
German Athlete
My whole life, I've been working really hard, and I can say I'm a grand slam champion.
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Alec Baldwin
American Actor
People don't understand this: if you want to have a really good shot at succeeding, there are doors you have to slam in people's faces and say, 'This is my priority, and you can't depend on me to help you.' I was never good at that.
Quote examples
S. E. Hinton
American Writer
I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
Quote examples
William Forsythe
American Actor
I prefer people to say to me, 'You're one of my favorite actors,' rather than 'You're one of my favorite character actors.' It sounds like a slam. At least it sounds that way to me.
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John McEnroe
American Tennis Player
I would not have an event before the majors. I would build them up. It very rarely happens that a player plays the week before, wins the event, and then goes on to win the slam.
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Ricky Steamboat
American Writer
The doctors have said that they don't want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They said the old head just can't survive anymore trauma.
Quote examples
Sofia Kenin
I feel like the fans are the best at the slams. Everyone is coming, they're supporting you. It's really special, makes it really special for us to play in front of them.
Quote examples
Vicki Lawrence
American Comedian
My parents raised me to believe that when one door slams in your face, turn around because there's probably another door opening up somewhere.
Quote examples
Travis Browne
I think people in the MMA world don't like boxing because it's not as exciting as MMA because you don't get big slams.
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Kei Nishikori
Japanese Tennis Player
For sure, it's important for an Asian man to win a grand slam. I hope I'm the one to make it.
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Angelique Kerber
German Athlete
My whole life, I've been working really hard, and I can say I'm a grand slam champion.
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