slam
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
Verb 4 meanings
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
“Don't slam the door!”
To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
“Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!”
To strike forcefully with some implement.
To strike against suddenly and heavily.
“The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river.”
Noun 4 meanings
A sudden impact or blow.
The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
A slam dunk.
One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
Etymology
From Middle English *slammen (not recorded), apparently from a Scandinavian source ultimately from Old Norse slæma, slœma (“to slam, swing a weapon, strike an object out of reach”), related to Old Norse slamra, slambra (“to slam”).
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SLAM at a glance
SLAM has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (S 1 + L 1 + A 1 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,852 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with slam
All rhymes- GLAM7
- CLAM8
- BEDLAM11
- KALAM11
- BLAM8
- FLAM9
- MALAM9
- ALPRAZOLAM23
- MALLAM10
- FLIMFLAM18
- FULLAM11
- HOJATOLESLAM24
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