slam

1. 1.

   close violently

   “He slammed the door shut”

   Synonymsbang

   Broaderclose
2. 2.

   strike violently

   “slam the ball”

   Synonymsbang

   Broaderhit
3. 3.

   dance the slam dance

   Synonymsslam dancemoshthrash

   Broaderdance
4. 4.

   throw violently

   “He slammed the book on the table”

   Synonymsflap down

   Broaderthrow

Other forms of slam

plural

slams·

past tense or participle

slammed

present participle

slamming

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slam

What does slam mean?

slam means "winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slam?

slam has 1 syllable: slam. In IPA it is /ˈslæm/.

What is another word for slam?

Close synonyms include sweep, shot, shaft, dig, barb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slam a common word?

slam is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.