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slams

verb

Meaning

  1. To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
  2. To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
  3. To strike forcefully with some implement.
  4. To strike against suddenly and heavily.
  5. To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
  6. To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
  7. To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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