Slam | Meaning In The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of slam – Learner’s Dictionary slamverb uk /slæm/ us present participle slamming | past tense and past participle slammed Add to word list Add to word list B2 [ I, T ] to close with great force, or to make something close with great force: Kate heard the front door slam. Don't slam the gate.  slam sth down/onto/into, etc B2 to put something somewhere with great force: She slammed the phone down.

slam

noun [ C ] [ usually singular ] the slam of a car door

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in Chinese (Traditional) （使）重重撞上，（使）砰地關上, 批評，抨擊, 突然發出的巨大聲響… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （使）重重撞上，（使）砰地关上, 批评，抨击, 突然发出的巨大声响… See more in Spanish cerrar de golpe, cerrarse de golpe, destrozar… See more in Portuguese bater com força, bater, atingir… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian आपटणे, आदळणे - कठीण पृष्ठभागावर जोराने येणे आणि मोठा आवाज करणे, टीका करणे… See more バタンと閉まる, ～を力任せに閉める, 激（はげ）しくぶつかる… See more çarparak kapatmak, çarpıp kapatmak, çarpıp kapanmak… See more (faire) claquer, critiquer violemment, descendre en flammes… See more tancar(-se) de cop… See more dichtsmijten, knallen, klap… See more (காரணம்) ஒரு கடினமான மேற்பரப்புக்கு எதிராக சக்தியுடன் நகர்த்தவும், பொதுவாக ஒரு உரத்த சத்தம், விமர்சிக்க… See more (ज़ोर से) बंद करना / मारना / पटकना / लगाना, कटु आलोचना करना… See more (મોટેથી) બંધ / હડતાલ / ફેંકવું, બહાર ફેંકવું… See more smække, smadre, hamre… See more slå, smälla, drämma… See more menghempaskan, berdentam, hempasan… See more zuknallen, knallen, der Knall… See more smelle, slå, skjelle ut… See more زور سے بند کرنا یا ہونا, تنقید کرنا, نکتہ چینی کرنا… See more грюкати, ударити, гюкання… See more దభేలున వేయు / గట్టి ఉపరితలం మీద బలంగా, తరచుగా పెద్ద శబ్దంతో కదులు, కదుపు… See more সজোরে এবং সশব্দে কিছু আছড়ানো, সমালোচনা করা… See more zabouchnout (se), narazit, bouchnutí… See more menghempaskan, menabrak, hempasan… See more ปิดเสียงดัง, กระแทก, เสียงดังปัง… See more đóng sầm, đâm sầm, tiếng đóng sầm… See more trzaskać, zatrzaskiwać, trzasnąć… See more 쾅닫다… See more sbattere, sbattuta… See more Need a translator?

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