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verb · intransitive · rare

bam

bam · bams · bammed · bamming

To impose on by a falsehoodTo impose on (someone) by a falsehood; to cheat.

UK/bam/US/bæm/

Meaning

2 senses

(archaic, slang)To impose on (someone) by a falsehood; to cheat.
(archaic, slang)To jeer or make fun of.

Origin

Perhaps from bamboozle.

Perhaps from bamboozle.

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Forms

bams, bamming, bammed, bammed

regular · Lesson

Base form	bam · to bam
3rd person singular	bams
Present participle	bamming
Past simple	bammed
Past participle	bammed

Tenses

bam · bammed · will bam · have bammed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bam
he, she, it	bams

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bammed
he, she, it	has bammed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bam

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bammed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

balm balmy baloney bamboo banB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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