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slam

transitive verb slammed, slamming

  1. to shut or allow to shut with force and noise: to slam a door
  2. to hit, throw, or put in place or action with force and noise: to slam a baseball over the fence
  3. Informal to criticize or depreciate severely

intransitive verb

to shut, go into place, etc. with force and noise

noun

    1. a heavy, noisy impact, shutting, etc.
    2. the noise made by this
  1. ☆ an informal poetry competition in which the participants read their work aloud and are judged by the audience
  2. Informal a severe criticism
  3. Slang slammer
  4. Sports any of certain fast-moving or violent shots, actions, etc.

noun

See slam in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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