Slam | Mean of slam in English Dictionary

/ˈslæm/

• Verb
• to close (something) in a forceful way that makes a loud noise
1. He slammed the door in my face.
2. She slammed the drawer shut.
3. He stepped inside and let the door slam behind him.
4. The window slammed shut.
• to set or throw (something) in a forceful way that makes a loud noise
1. In her anger, she slammed the ball against the fence.
2. He slammed the books down on the table and ran outside.
3. She slammed down the phone.
• to hit something with a lot of force
1. The car slid on the ice and slammed into a tree.
2. Her arm slammed against the table.

• to criticize (someone or something) harshly
1. Her decision is getting slammed in the press.
2. Many people have slammed the company for not paying its workers decent wages.
• to press down hard on the brakes of a car to make it stop suddenly
1. He slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the dog.
• Noun
• an act of closing something in a forceful way that makes a loud noise
1. He closed the book with a slam.
• a loud noise that is made when something is closed in a forceful way
1. I heard the slam of a car door in the driveway.
• a competition in which people read their poetry out loud so that it can be judged by other people
1. a poetry slam
2. slam poets