slam
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noiseTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
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» Don't slam the door.
Schlag die Tür nicht zu. — cost
Schlagen Sie die Tür nicht zu. — jakov
Schmeißen Sie die Tür nicht zu. — jakov
Nicht die Tür zuschlagen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Не хлопай дверью. — marafon
Не хлопайте дверью. — marafon
Не грюкай дверима. — deniko
Не грюкайте дверима. — deniko
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Examples
350 sentencesMeaning
18 senses(ergative, transitive)To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
Don't slam the door!
zuschlagen, zuknallen
хло́патьxlópatʹ, хло́пнутьxlópnutʹ
(intransitive)To slam-dance.
dance the slam dance
(colloquial, transitive)To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
Don't ever slam me in front of the boss like that again!
Union leaders slammed the new proposals.
ausschimpfen
разноси́тьraznosítʹ
More meanings 15
(ergative, transitive)To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!
To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
To compete in a poetry slam.
(transitive)To drink off, to drink quickly.
(intransitive)To strike against suddenly and heavily.
The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river.
(US, informal)To occupy and busy with a high workload.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:slam. And Citations:slammed.
(ambitransitive)To strike forcefully with some implement.
(transitive)To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
(intransitive)Of a chaffinch: to produce a certain forceful trilling sound.
Origin
From Middle English *slammen (not recorded), apparently from a Scandinavian source ultimatFrom Middle English *slammen (not recorded), apparently from a Scandinavian source ultimately from Old Norse slæma, slœma (“to slam, swing a weapon, strike an object out of reach”), related to Old Norse slamra, slambra (“to slam”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål slamre (“to slam”), Swedish slamra (“to pound, beat, make a clatter, rattle”), Norwegian Nynorsk slamra (“to sway, dangle”).
Unknown and long-speculated, though perhaps at least reinforced by Etymology 1. Doublet of chelem.
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Forms
slams, slamming, slammed, slammedTenses
slam · slammed · will slam · have slammedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
78 synonyms- close violently:bang
- strike violently:bang
- dance the slam dance:slam dancemoshthrash
- throw violently:flap down
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
3 patterns- slammed the door
- door slam
- car door slam
See also
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