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  • 21slam — index beat (strike) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 22slam — slȁm m <N mn slàmovi> DEFINICIJA sirotinjski dio grada, prljava, zabita uličica loše reputacije ETIMOLOGIJA engl. slum …

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  • 23Slam — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Slam », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) En anglais, le mot slam en tant que nom commun… …

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  • 24slam — I UK [slæm] / US verb Word forms slam : present tense I/you/we/they slam he/she/it slams present participle slamming past tense slammed past participle slammed ** 1) [transitive] to shut a door or a lid with great force so that it makes a loud… …

    English dictionary

  • 25slam — {{11}}slam (n.1) a severe blow, 1670s, probably from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norw. slamre, Swed. slemma to slam, bang ) of imitative origin. Slam bang recorded by 1806. Slam dunk is from 1976. Slam dance is attested by 1987 (slam by itself in… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 26slam — slam1 [ slæm ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to shut a door or lid with great force so that it makes a loud noise, often because you are angry: He ran from the room, slamming the door behind him. slam the door shut: She slammed the door shut in his… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27slam — slam1 [slæm] v past tense and past participle slammed present participle slamming ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door etc)¦ 2¦(put something somewhere)¦ 3¦(hit with force)¦ 4¦(criticize)¦ 5 slam on the brakes 6 slam the door in somebody s face ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28slam — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Slam is used after these nouns: ↑poetry {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ hard ▪ She ran out of the room and slammed the door as hard as she could. ▪ loudly ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 29slam — 1 verb 1 DOOR/GATE (I, T) if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise: Please don t slam the door. | We could hear people shouting and doors slamming in the house next door. | slam shut: A door slammed shut in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30slam — I [[t]slæm[/t]] v. slammed, slam•ming, n. 1) to shut with force and noise: to slam the door[/ex] 2) to dash, strike, throw, etc., with violent, noisy impact: She slammed the book on the table[/ex] 3) to hit, push, block, etc., so as to cause a… …

    From formal English to slang