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slam
What does slam mean?
slam (verb): to shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use slam in a sentence?
- He slammed the door shut. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce slam?
/slæm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does slam come from?
From 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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to slam
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “slam” mean?
to have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside
Not quite: that's what live means.
to ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind
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to keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to
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to shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise
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