"slam" meaning in English

See slam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /slæm/ [UK] Audio: en-au-slam.ogg [Australia] Forms: slam [canonical], slams [third-person, singular], slammed [past], slammed [past, participle], slamming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|slam|m}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you slam a door or window, you close it hard so that it makes a loud noise.
    Sense id: simple-slam-en-verb-rUI1uk~S
  2. If you slam something, you hit it hard against a surface.
    Sense id: simple-slam-en-verb-NcpIkk-H
  3. If you slam somebody, you speak badly about them.
    Sense id: simple-slam-en-verb-9YdPZKXF
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