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Slams
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
📖 Definitions of "Slams"
- 1
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
"Don't slam the door!"
- 2
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!"
- 3
To strike forcefully with some implement.
- 4
To strike against suddenly and heavily.
"The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river."
- 1
To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slams"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bangnoun | A sudden percussive noise. |
| thrashverb | To beat mercilessly. |
| sweepnoun | (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. |
| shotverb | Tired, weary. |
| shaftnoun | The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin. |
| jibenoun | A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt. |
| barbnoun | (figuratively) A hurtful or disparaging remark. |
| digverb | (transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way. |
| slam danceverb | Alternative form of slam-dance. [To dance in this style.] |
| moshnoun | (intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements. |
| gibenoun | Alternative spelling of jibe (“facetious or insulting remark”). [A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.] |
| flap downverb | throw violently |
| assailsverb | (transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively). |
| attacknoun | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy. |
| attackedverb | (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something. |
| attacking | Carrying out an attack. |
| attacksnoun | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy. |
| batternoun | To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. |
| battersnoun | To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. |
| blastsnoun | A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle). |
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