"bodyslam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bodyslams [plural]
Etymology: body + slam Etymology templates: {{compound|en|body|slam}} body + slam Head templates: {{en-noun}} bodyslam (plural bodyslams)
  1. Such a throw
    Sense id: en-bodyslam-en-noun-aOLi971n
  2. (figuratively) A devastating blow against an opponent. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bodyslam-en-noun-PPL6ke0J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: body slam, body-slam

Verb [English]

Forms: bodyslams [present, singular, third-person], bodyslamming [participle, present], bodyslammed [participle, past], bodyslammed [past]
Etymology: body + slam Etymology templates: {{compound|en|body|slam}} body + slam Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} bodyslam (third-person singular simple present bodyslams, present participle bodyslamming, simple past and past participle bodyslammed)
  1. (wrestling and combat sports) To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, eg in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them
    Sense id: en-bodyslam-en-verb-0MdKcKMy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 74 10
  2. (figuratively) To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bodyslam-en-verb-8Pfhnhfe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: body slam, body-slam

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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