verb
slam
SLAM
verb
1
To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
"She slammed the door on her way out."
"He slammed the laptop shut in frustration."
2
To criticise someone or something harshly.
"Critics slammed the new policy as unworkable."
noun
1
A sudden loud impact or forceful closing.
"The slam of the front door woke the whole house."
2
(bridge) A bid to win all or nearly all the tricks in a hand.
"They bid a grand slam and made it with room to spare."
How to Use Slam
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo shut or hit something with sudden force and noise, or to criticise something harshly.
Common pairings
slam the door
slam a policy
grand slam
Word Forms
slammed past tense, slammed past tense, slams plural, slams plural, slams plural, slams singular, slams singular
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Etymology
From an unrecorded Middle English word likely borrowed from Old Norse slæma ("to strike, swing a weapon"), related to Scandinavian words for banging or clattering.