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slam
/slæm/
Definition
1
To shut (a door, window, etc.) forcefully and noisily.
2
To strike or hit something with great force.
3
To criticize or attack someone or something harshly and publicly.
4
In basketball, to dunk the ball forcefully into the basket from above the rim (as a 'slam dunk').
5
A poetry slam: a competitive event where poets perform original work before an audience and judges.
Examples
The barista slammed the espresso machine drawer shut, brewing coffee and petty revenge in equal measure.
She slammed her ex's mixtape so hard in the group chat, it needed a restraining order.
He leaped for the slam dunk, only for the ball to rim out and land in the popcorn vendor's lap.
At the poetry slam, his verse about taxes hit so hard, the IRS sent him a thank-you note.