Slam

Synonyms for "slam" (388 found)

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Closest matches (78)

Strong matches (116)

coldcock collide come into collision comeback completely concuss confront each other constrict contain contract cover crack crack up crash crash into crawl criticism criticize crump crunch

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Verb(25 words)

condemn criticize denounce denunciate deplore deprecate derogate drag dress down drink eat someone alive excoriate fault find fault flap down fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind

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give somebody what-for give someone a speaking to hydrate imbibe inveigh

Noun(4 words)

dig gibe insult jail

Related words (194)

jeer jest key knock knock against knock cold knock down knock out latch leg-pull let have it lick lock lock out lock up mace meet missile mock nagging

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niggle niggling nit nit picking nit-picking obloquy occlude overcriticalness padlock pan parthian shot parting shot paste pelt percuss pestering pettifogging pillory plumb plunk poke pooh pooh pooh pooh-pooh potshot pounce on pounce upon pound priggishness pull punch put down put on put-down put-on quibble quibbling quip quite rail at rally ram rank out rap reflection report reproachfulness revile right rocket rude reproach run down run into scathe scoff score scourge scout scurrility seal seal off seal up secure serena slam shoot down short answer shot shut shut the door shut up sideswipe slam dance slam into slap slap at slash slat slate slog slosh slug slur smack smack into smash smash into smash up smite snap sneer sneer at snipe snipe at soak sock splat squeeze shut strangle strict stricture strike strike against strike at stroke swap swat swing swipe taking exception tap tattoo taunt thump thwack touchdown trichoschistism twit verbal thrust vilify wallop well whack wham whap whomp whop yerk zip up zipper

Verb(38 words)

jerk keelhaul lace into lambaste lay into lecture light into maul mosh objurgate pooh-pooh put someone in their place put someone on blast rate read somebody the riot act rebuke reprehend reprimand reproach reprove

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rip into rubbish savage scold skewer slam dance slate tear into tell off thrash threap tick off tosh upbraid vilify vituperate wet one's beak wet one's whistle

Noun(7 words)

jibe offense shaft shot slambook spit sweep

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

15 entries

close comment dance hit impact input loft noise remark shut throw trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe triumph victory

Synonyms

3 entries

bang shot slam dance

at location

1 entries

genoa

dbpedia product

2 entries

footwear sportswear

derived

26 entries

bodyslam data slam golden slam grand slam little slam rock slam slam back slam door slam down slam gun slam on the brakes slam piece slam pig slam poem slam poet slam poetry

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has context

11 entries

basketball bridge card games cards computer science dialect drugs slang sports uk us

is a

5 entries

company impact magazine noise victory

manner of

3 entries

close hit throw

part of

1 entries

bridge

related to

20 entries

alum blow deal drink off fellow grand slam hand impact inject insult intravenously poetry slam refuse ruff and honours shambling shoot up

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Translations

113 translations across 24 languages.

Bulgarian

4 entries

блъскане noun (sudden impact or blow)
забиване noun (slam dunk)
трясък noun (shock and noise produced by slamming)
блъскам verb (to put with force and loud noise)

Catalan

3 entries

esmaixada noun (slam dunk)
esmaixar verb (basketball: to dunk forcefully)
tancar de cop verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

甩 verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)
甩上 verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Danish

1 entries

slå til verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Dutch

1 entries

toeslaan verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Finnish

4 entries

donkkaus noun (slam dunk)
kuona noun (refuse of alum works)
loukkaus noun (insult)
läimäys noun (sudden impact or blow)

French

4 entries

chelem noun (bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump)
clac noun (sudden impact or blow)
clac noun (shock and noise produced by slamming)
claquement noun (sudden impact or blow)

German

3 entries

ausschimpfen verb (to speak badly of)
zuknallen verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)
zuschlagen verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Hungarian

2 entries

becsap verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)
bevág verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Ingrian

1 entries

jyryttää verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Irish

2 entries

plab verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)
plab verb (to put with force and loud noise)

Japanese

1 entries

ばたんと閉める verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Konkani

1 entries

धाडंव्चे verb (to put with force and loud noise)

Māori

2 entries

āki verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)
āki verb (to put with force and loud noise)

Norman

1 entries

cliatchi verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Norwegian

1 entries

slå til verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Polish

4 entries

bluzg noun (insult)
szlem noun (bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump)
trzaskać verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)
trzasnąć verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Romanian

1 entries

trânti verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Russian

4 entries

оскорбление noun (insult)
хлопание noun (sudden impact or blow)
разноси́ть verb (to speak badly of)
хло́пать verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Spanish

4 entries

azotar verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)
azotar verb (to put with force and loud noise)
azotar verb (to strike forcefully with some implement)
calumniar verb (to speak badly of)

Swedish

4 entries

duns noun (sudden impact or blow)
duns noun (shock and noise produced by slamming)
skräll noun (sudden impact or blow)
skräll noun (shock and noise produced by slamming)

Thai

1 entries

คำดูถูก noun (insult)

Turkish

4 entries

güm noun (shock and noise produced by slamming)
hız ve gürültü ile yere çalma noun (sudden impact or blow)
içiden çarpılma noun (slam dunk)
çarpma noun (sudden impact or blow)

Welsh

1 entries

clepian verb (to shut with sudden force and noise)

Sample sentences

41 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't slam the door.

Source: tatoeba (39027)

I heard the front door slam.

Source: tatoeba (239521)

Matsui pulled the Giants back from the brink with a grand slam that gave them a come-from-behind victory.

Source: tatoeba (268136)

That's pitiful ... don't put on such a death-bed voice from just a body slam.

Source: tatoeba (328108)

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