slam

slam is a 4-letter English word with 18 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 18 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.
2. transitive verb. To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the pavement.
3. transitive verb. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff.
4. transitive verb. To strike down; to slaughter.
5. transitive verb. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
6. intransitive verb. To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise; as, a door or shutter slams.
7. noun. The act of one who, or that which, slams.
8. noun. The shock and noise produced in slamming.
9. noun. Winning all the tricks of a deal.
10. noun. The refuse of alum works.
11. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot

12. noun. a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
13. noun. the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
14. noun. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

    Synonyms: sweep

15. verb. strike violently

    "slam the ball"

    Synonyms: bang

16. verb. throw violently

    "He slammed the book on the table"

17. verb. close violently

    "He slammed the door shut"

    Synonyms: bang

18. verb. dance the slam dance

    Synonyms: mosh, thrash

Synonyms

barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, sweep, bang, mosh, thrash

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in slam:

alms, lams, mals, salm

Common word forms

slams, slammed, slammer, slamming

Words from these letters

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