Synonyms for slam
slæmslam

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Dance
   • Hit
   • Impact
   • Noise
   • Victory

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "slam":

   unmas, sludge, criticize, slurry

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "SLam":

   Steve Lam

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SLAM

   Synonyms:
   CD150, see there
   Signal lymphocyte activation molecule

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1. Roland Garros champion Hana Mandlikova:

   I definitely think that, after Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova, Marketa is now the one to look for. She's already an awesome player and she definitely has it in her to win a Grand Slam.

2. John Larsen:

   We can't say for sure this will make it a slam dunk for EPA to do all the things they've got to do to get to the target, but it's got to make it easier.

3. Will Greenwood:

   I've often told my mates in the England dressing room that a World Cup final or a grand slam decider was a walk in the park compared to a sudden fluctuation in interest rates on the Liffe floor because that was all about survival.

4. Dexter Thomas:

   The first wave of basketball in Japan was pushed forward by Slam Dunk, rui Hachimura, if he succeeds, its going to be another level.

5. Daniel Nestor:

   We had them on the ropes for a bit in the second set but they came through and that's why they're grand slam champions.