slam
verb
[ slam ]
• shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.
• "he slams the door behind him as he leaves"
Similar:
bang,
shut/close with a bang,
shut/close noisily,
shut/close with a crash,
shut/close with force,
fling shut,
Opposite:
pull something to,
close gently,
• criticize severely.
• "the new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible"
Similar:
criticize,
find fault with,
censure,
denounce,
condemn,
arraign,
attack,
lambast,
pillory,
disapprove of,
carp at,
cavil at,
rail against,
inveigh against,
cast aspersions on,
pour scorn on,
disparage,
denigrate,
deprecate,
malign,
vilify,
besmirch,
run down,
give a bad press to,
slur,
knock,
pan,
hammer,
blast,
bad-mouth,
nitpick about,
throw brickbats at,
give flak to,
lay into,
lace into,
pull to pieces,
pull apart,
pick holes in,
hit out at,
maul,
savage,
roast,
skewer,
crucify,
slag off,
have a go at,
give some stick to,
monster,
slate,
rubbish,
pummel,
cut up,
trash,
bag on,
bag,
sledge,
excoriate,
rate,
slash,
vituperate against,
reprobate,
animadvert on,
objurgate,
asperse,
derogate,
reprehend,
• (of a telephone company) take over the account of (a telephone customer) without their permission.
• "they will provide compensation in cases where it can be shown that the customer had been slammed"
slam
noun
• a loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door.
• "the door closed with a slam"
• prison.
• "if he challenged the judge, he was definitely going to the slam"
• a poetry contest in which competitors recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience, the winner being elected after several elimination rounds.
• "a poetry slam"
• a grand slam (all thirteen tricks) or small slam (twelve tricks), for which bonus points are scored if bid and made.
Origin:
early 17th century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse slam(b)ra .
