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  1. slam, sweepnoun

    winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

    Synonyms:
    barb, dig, sweep, sweep oar, shot, chimneysweeper, shaft, expanse, jibe, end run, gibe, chimneysweep

  2. slamnoun

    the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects

    Synonyms:
    barb, dig, jibe, sweep, gibe, shot, shaft

  3. slamnoun

    a forceful impact that makes a loud noise

    Synonyms:
    barb, dig, jibe, sweep, gibe, shot, shaft

  4. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibeverb

    an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

    "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

    Synonyms:
    calamus, beam, shaft, archeological site, stab, peter, shaft of light, diaphysis, guessing, excavation, ray of light, pecker, digging, snap, jab, guesswork, cock, rotating shaft, blastoff, stroke, ray, barb, prick, shooter, scape, scene, spear, dick, dig, crack, tool, lance, snapshot, shooting, light beam, quill, gibe, guess, beam of light, sweep, putz, jibe, irradiation, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shot

  5. slam, bangverb

    close violently

    "He slammed the door shut"

    Synonyms:
    jazz, mosh, have sex, do it, thrash, bang, screw, slam dance, sleep together, love, spang, know, lie with, roll in the hay, get it on, flap down, have it away, be intimate, eff, have a go at it, get laid, hump, bed, make out, have intercourse, have it off, bonk, sleep with, make love

  6. slam, bangverb

    strike violently

    "slam the ball"

    Synonyms:
    jazz, mosh, have sex, do it, thrash, bang, screw, slam dance, sleep together, love, spang, know, lie with, roll in the hay, get it on, flap down, have it away, be intimate, eff, have a go at it, get laid, hump, bed, make out, have intercourse, have it off, bonk, sleep with, make love

  7. slam dance, slam, mosh, thrashverb

    dance the slam dance

    Synonyms:
    thresh about, jactitate, mosh, toss, thrash, bang, slam dance, convulse, slash, clobber, lick, flap down, bat, drub, cream, thresh, thrash about, flail, lam

  8. slam, flap downverb

    throw violently

    "He slammed the book on the table"

    Synonyms:
    flap down, mosh, thrash, slam dance, bang

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "slam":

    unmas, sludge, criticize, slurry

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "SLam":

    Steve Lam

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. SLAM

    Synonyms:
    CD150, see there
    Signal lymphocyte activation molecule

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How to use slam in a sentence?

  1. Chrissy Abbott:

    Every time he broke or hit on the brakes, I would slam forward and then he'd start driving again, slam back the other way, i felt less than human, the way they treated you.

  2. Alexander Zverev:

    I'm young, so I might as well stay on court and practise a little bit, it's the best, a five-set match. It is the first time Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev will face Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem, who beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4. Nishikori took his only break point opportunity to claim the third set but Thiem, twice Roland Garros semi-finalist, regained control in the fourth. Former champion Novak Djokovic never looked in trouble as he booked a 12th quarter-final appearance in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. French Open runner-up Madison Keys advanced to the last eight without dropping a set, defeating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4. Up next for Keys is Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who upset 26th seed Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3. American Stephens sprinted past Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential semi-final meeting with Keys, whom Anett Kontaveit beat in last year's U.S. Open final. Highlights from day eight( all times GMT :. Play was suspended due to fading light, with Russian Daria Kasatkina leading 7-6( 5) 3-3 against second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Zverev's days of living dangerously go on. Roland Garros ready for' legendary' match against Zverev in Paris. Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach last eight. Italian Cecchinato upsets Goffin to reach last eight. American Stephens and Keys on collision course after overcoming French Open hump. Alexander Zverev rocks on by living on the edge. Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters. Djokovic douses Verdasco fire, unhappy with courts. Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Alexander Zverev clash. Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge. Impressive Putintseva stuns Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3 to reach Paris quarters. Italian Marco Cecchinato, who had never won a Grand Slam match before this week, beat eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to reach Grand Slam first major quarter-final. At world number 72, Marco Cecchinato becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the last eight in Paris since Latvian Ernests Gulbis( ranked 80) in 2008. He will next face 2016 champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final four.

  3. Sports Illustrated:

    Serena Slam ' has made a very strong case as not only the greatest tennis player of Serena Slam ' generation but of all time, and after the string of performances Serena Slam ' put together in 2015, Serena Slam ' is one of the most dominant athletes playing today.

  4. Elina Svitolina:

    Definitely for me, my goal is to be number one. In Ukraine, being number one is something bigger (than winning a grand slam) because lots of people (notice you) if you are number one in the world, for the tennis world, winning a grand slam might be better but for people who do not know tennis, being number one gets more attention.

  5. Don Herold:

    Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.


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