slam

v., slammed, slam·ming, slams.

v.tr.

1. To shut with force and loud noise: slammed the door.
2. To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise: slammed the book on the desk.
3. To hit or strike with great force.
4. Slang. To criticize harshly; censure forcefully.

v.intr.

1. To close or swing into place with force so as to produce a loud noise.
2. To hit something with force; crash: slammed into a truck.

n.

1. 1. A forceful impact that makes a loud noise.
   2. A noise so produced.
2. An act of shutting forcefully and loudly: the slam of a door.
3. Slang. A harsh or devastating criticism.
4. A poetry slam.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse slambra, to strike at.]

slam² (slăm)
n.

1. The winning of all the tricks or all but one during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games.
2. A contract to make a slam.

[Origin unknown.]

verb

1. To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise: bang, clap, crash, whack. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop¹, slog, slug³, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
3. To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify¹, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash. Informal roast. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise/blame.

noun

A forceful movement causing a loud noise: bang, crash, smash, wham. See strike/miss.

n

Definition: harsh criticism
Antonyms: compliment, flattery, praise

v

Definition: criticize very harshly
Antonyms: flatter, praise

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - smække, knalde, kritisere voldsomt
v. intr. - smække, knalde
n. - slag, smæld, voldsom kritik

idioms:

• slam dunk    basketball udtryk
• slam the door in someone's face    smække døren i hovedet på nogen

2.
n. - slem

Nederlands (Dutch)
dichtslaan, dichtknallen, toesmijten, dreun, klap

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - claquer, faire claquer, taper, jeter, ou envoyer avec violence, critiquer violemment, écraser
v. intr. - claquer, s'écraser contre qch, heurter violemment qch
n. - claquement, (US) taule

idioms:

• slam dunk    (US, Sport) lancer coulé
• slam the door in someone's face    claquer la porte au nez (de quelqu'un)

2.
n. - grand/petit chelem (au bridge)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - zuschlagen
n. - Knall

idioms:

• slam dunk    den-Ball-aus-dem-Sprung-in-den-Korb-Knallen
• slam the door in someone's face    jmndm. die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen

2.
n. - (Karten) Schlemm

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σφαλίζω με βρόντο, βροντάω, (καθομ.) κατσαδιάζω, χτυπώ
n. - βροντοχτύπημα, βρόντος, (στο μπριτζ) σλαμ, (καθομ.) κατσάδα, ρομπατσίνα, (ΗΠΑ) φυλακή

idioms:

• slam dunk    (αθλοπ.) (στην καλαθοσφαίριση) καρφωτή καλαθιά
• slam the door in someone's face    κλείνω την πόρτα στα μούτρα κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
criticare aspramente, sbatacchiare, sbattere, tonfo

idioms:

• slam dunk    incanestrata, terzo tempo accompagnato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - derrubar, bater, atirar
n. - estrondo (m), pancada violenta (f), barulho (m)
abbr. - prisão (f)

idioms:

• slam dunk    enterrar a bola na cesta em basquete

Русский (Russian)
громкое хлопание, сильный удар, нокаутирующий удар, тюрьма, каталажка, захлопывать, со стуком швырять, падать со стуком, с силой нажать, ударять, направлять ударом, резко критиковать

idioms:

• slam dunk    с силой вбросить мяч в баскетбольную корзину

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - dar un portazo
v. intr. - cerrarse de golpe
n. - golpe, portazo, vapuleo

idioms:

• slam dunk    tirada específica en baloncesto
• slam the door in someone's face    cerrar la puerta en las narices a alguien

2.
n. - bola, capote, slam, gran slam, pequeño slam

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå, smälla, dänga, slänga, drämma till, göra ned, skälla ut, slå igen, smälla igen
n. - smäll, skräll, slam (kortspel)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 猛地关上, 猛扔, 猛击, 猛推, 啪嗒一声关上, 砰地放下, 发出砰然声, 猛闯, 啪嗒一声关闭, 猛撞, 砰然声, 猛烈的抨击

idioms:

• slam dunk    扣篮, 塞投, 成功
• slam the door in someone's face    把某人拒之门外

2. 满贯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 滿貫

2.
v. tr. - 猛地關上, 猛扔, 猛擊, 猛推, 啪嗒一聲關上, 砰地放下
v. intr. - 發出砰然聲, 猛闖, 啪嗒一聲關閉, 猛撞
n. - 砰然聲, 猛烈的抨擊

idioms:

• slam dunk    扣籃, 塞投, 成功
• slam the door in someone's face    把某人拒之門外

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - (문 따위를) 쾅 닫다, (무엇을) 털썩 놓다, ~을 깎아 내리다
v. intr. - (문 따위가) 꽝하고 닫히다, 소리 내어 세차게 부딪치다, ~을 세게 밟다
n. - 쾅 하고 닫기, 혹평, 히트

2.
n. - 전승, 러프와 비슷한 옛날 카드놀이

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 酷評する, ピシャリとしめる, 全勝する, バタンと閉まる, 騒々しく動く
n. - 乱暴に閉めること, 酷評, 全勝
adv. - ピシャリと

idioms:

• slam dunk    スラムダンク

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدث ضجه داويه, يضرب بعنف, يغلق بقوة (الاسم) ضربه عنيفه, فوز ساحق في ورق أللعب, أغلاق للباب بعنف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טרק, דחף בעוצמה, הטיח, תקף בחריפות‬
v. intr. - ‮נטרק‬
n. - ‮טריקה, ביקורת חריפה‬
n. - ‮הכרזה וביצוע של 31-21 לקיחות (ברידג')‬

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