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Uncommonslam
The correct spelling is slam.
How to pronounce slam
/slæm/
nounIPA: /slæm/
Say it like: Sla-m
The correct spelling is slam. A sudden impact or blow. For example: "I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes."
Usage Examples
“I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.”
“Don't slam the door!”
“Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden impact or blow.
- 2.The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- 3.A slam dunk.
- 4.An insult.
- 5.The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
verb
- 1.To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- 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.)
- 3.To strike forcefully with some implement.
- 4.To strike against suddenly and heavily.
- 5.To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
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