slam

verb

/slæm/ (-mm-)

Definition

B2 [I or T] to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise: The wind made the door/window slam (shut). Close the door carefully, don't slam it. He slammed the brakes on (= used them quickly and with force) when a child ran in front of his car. I had to stop suddenly, and the car behind slammed into the back of me.Hitting against objects accidentally and collidingSounds made by objects, movement or impact › [T] informal to criticize: Although the reviewers slammed the play, the audience loved it.Disapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation

(Definition of slam verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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