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How to pronounce slam in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot
Type of input, comment, remark
Has types cheap shot
Type Words
Synonyms flap down
Type of throw


He slammed the book on the table.
Type Words
Synonyms bang
Type of close, shut
Derivation slammer


He slammed the door shut.
Type Words
Synonyms sweep
Type of victory, triumph
Has types small slam, grand slam, little slam
Type Words
Synonyms mosh, slam dance, thrash
Type of dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Type Words
Synonyms bang
Type of hit


slam the ball.
Type Words
Type of impact
Type Words
Type of noise

Examples of slam

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Jake Westbrook's first major-league homer, a grand slam, led the Cards to a win.
From the stltoday.com
Then the dolls creepily reconstituted themselves, ready for another brutal slam.
From the sfgate.com
So it is now around 10 months since she played a tournament that was not a slam.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The next four runs came on a Collin DeLome grand slam over the right field wall.
From the tennessean.com
Rayne Raven hit a grand slam in the second inning and Curtis beat Puyallup, 6-5.
From the thenewstribune.com
They are, for the first time since 2003, in sight of the title and a grand slam.
From the guardian.co.uk
I think the case for George's claim looks pretty good, but it's not a slam-dunk.
From the timesunion.com
You've got to slam-dunk more discipline on players now than you used to have to.
From the thestate.com
Howard, the reigning NBA slam-dunk champion, didn't just go through the motions.
From the jacksonville.com
More examples
  • Close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
  • Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
  • The noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
  • Strike violently; "slam the ball"
  • Slam dance: dance the slam dance
  • Shot: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
  • Slam is one of Jeff Scott Soto's past projects. He formed Slam in 1991 with guitarist George Bernhardt. In addition to Jeff and George, the band featured several other players throughout its brief history, including Gary Schutt.
  • Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow consisting of Stuart MacMillan (Born in Glasgow 1966) and Orde Meikle (Born in Oxford 1964). They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.
  • "Slam" is the third and final full length from Boston band Big Dipper. The album was released in 1990 on Epic Records.