Meaning of "slam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLAM

Of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse slamra, Norwegian slemma, Swedish dialect slämma.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SLAM

slam  [slæm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLAM

Slam is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slam in English.

WHAT DOES SLAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slam in the English dictionary

The first definition of slam in the dictionary is to cause to close noisily and with force or to close in this way. Other definition of slam is to throw down noisily and violently. Slam is also to criticize harshly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLAM

PRESENT

Present

I slam

you slam

he/she/it slams

we slam

you slam

they slam

Present continuous

I am slamming

you are slamming

he/she/it is slamming

we are slamming

you are slamming

they are slamming

Present perfect

I have slammed

you have slammed

he/she/it has slammed

we have slammed

you have slammed

they have slammed

Present perfect continuous

I have been slamming

you have been slamming

he/she/it has been slamming

we have been slamming

you have been slamming

they have been slamming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I slammed

you slammed

he/she/it slammed

we slammed

you slammed

they slammed

Past continuous

I was slamming

you were slamming

he/she/it was slamming

we were slamming

you were slamming

they were slamming

Past perfect

I had slammed

you had slammed

he/she/it had slammed

we had slammed

you had slammed

they had slammed

Past perfect continuous

I had been slamming

you had been slamming

he/she/it had been slamming

we had been slamming

you had been slamming

they had been slamming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will slam

you will slam

he/she/it will slam

we will slam

you will slam

they will slam

Future continuous

I will be slamming

you will be slamming

he/she/it will be slamming

we will be slamming

you will be slamming

they will be slamming

Future perfect

I will have slammed

you will have slammed

he/she/it will have slammed

we will have slammed

you will have slammed

they will have slammed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been slamming

you will have been slamming

he/she/it will have been slamming

we will have been slamming

you will have been slamming

they will have been slamming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would slam

you would slam

he/she/it would slam

we would slam

you would slam

they would slam

Conditional continuous

I would be slamming

you would be slamming

he/she/it would be slamming

we would be slamming

you would be slamming

they would be slamming

Conditional perfect

I would have slam

you would have slam

he/she/it would have slam

we would have slam

you would have slam

they would have slam

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been slamming

you would have been slamming

he/she/it would have been slamming

we would have been slamming

you would have been slamming

they would have been slamming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you slam
we let´s slam
you slam

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to slam

Past participle

slammed

Present Participle

slamming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SLAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slam» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of slam

attack · bang · blast · castigate · crash · criticize · damn · dash · diss · excoriate · fling · hurl · pan · pillory · shoot down · slate · smash · tear into · throw · thump · vilify

TRANSLATION OF SLAM

Find out the translation of slam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of slam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slam» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 猛力关上
• Translator English - Spanish: dar un portazo
• English: slam
• Translator English - Hindi: स्लैम
• Translator English - Arabic: يُغْلِقُ بِعُنْفٍ
• Translator English - Russian: захлопывать
• Translator English - Portuguese: fechar com força
• Translator English - Bengali: সবলে রাখা
• Translator English - French: claquer
• Translator English - Malay: Slam
• Translator English - German: zuschlagen
• Translator English - Japanese: バタンと閉める
• Translator English - Korean: (...을) 쾅 닫다
• Translator English - Javanese: Slam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đóng sầm
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்லாம்
• Translator English - Marathi: स्लॅम
• Translator English - Turkish: çarpmak
• Translator English - Italian: sbattere
• Translator English - Polish: trzasnąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: грюкати
• Translator English - Romanian: a se trânti
• Translator English - Greek: βροντώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Slam
• Translator English - Swedish: slå igen
• Translator English - Norwegian: slamre igjen

10 QUOTES WITH «SLAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slam.

1

Lemon Andersen

For the last 15 years that I have been performing, all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.

2

Bjorn Borg

As tennis players, we work and we sacrifice many things. To lose, that's not a happy thing - I mean sure, I was disappointed. You have to come back strong. But to win the last point in a grand slam tournament, that's the most beautiful and most satisfying feeling you can get as a tennis player. It's worth it.

3

Craig Brown

Everyone must know by now that the aim of Scrabble is to gain the moral high ground, the loser being the first player to slam the board shut and upset all the letters over the floor.

4

John Corbett

I don't want to slam the cute and fun movies out there, but it gets old.

5

Linda Evangelista

Within two months I made the grand slam: covers of 'American Vogue', 'Italian Vogue', 'British Vogue', and 'French Vogue'.

6

William Forsythe

I love what I do. And in the true sense, from my training, I try to create a character each time. It is something I do. But I don't want that term to limit what I can do. I prefer people to say to me, 'You're one of my favorite actors,' rather than 'You're one of my favorite character actors.' It sounds like a slam.

7

William Forsythe

All of the punk-rock bands of the era would come in and play, and my job on Punk Rock Night was that I would go into the slam pit, and... I was 24 or 25, and I'd slam dance in the pit.

8

Sherman Hemsley

I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.

9

Don Herold

Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.

10

Lleyton Hewitt

When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the Davis Cup for Australia.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAM»

Discover the use of slam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Slam!

Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.

Walter Dean Myers, 1996

The Sibling Slam Book: What It's Really Like To Have A ...

Siblings of special-needs children discuss hopes, fears, frustrations, resentment, and triumphs regarding their life with their siblings.

Donald Joseph Meyer, 2005

Slam

Nick Hornby’s poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a man. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.

Nick Hornby, 2007

Slam Book

Hoping for popularity, Anna and her friends start a slam book at the beginning of freshman year, but instead the book begins a tragic chain of events.

Ann M. Martin, 1989

Take the Mic: The Art of Performance Poetry, Slam, and the ...

With this book, you'll also be able to link to the PoetrySpeaks.com community to listen to samples, meet poets, and unearth inspirations for your next performance.

Marc Kelly Smith, Joe Kraynak, 2009

The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race, Identity, and ...

How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference?

Susan B. A. Somers-Willett, 2009

Signifyin(g), Sanctifyin', and Slam Dunking

What makes a particular form of cultural expression "black", other than the fact that some African Americans may practice it? These are some of the questions addressed in the readings gathered in this volume by Gena Dagel Caponi.

Gena Dagel Caponi, 1999

Simulation with Visual SLAM and AweSim

This book presents a process for problem resolution, policy crafting, and decision making based on the use of modeling and simulation.

A. Alan B. Pritsker, Jean J. O'Reilly, 1999

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping: Exactly Sparse ...

This book is concerned with computationally efficient solutions to the large scale SLAM problems using exactly sparse Extended Information Filters (EIF).

Zhan Wang, Shoudong Huang, Gamini Dissanayake, 2011

Slam book fever

Will the mysterious slam-book entries spell the end of happiness for both Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield?

Kate William, Francine Pascal, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slam is used in the context of the following news items.

Roger Federer's Time as Grand Slam Contender Far from over After …

The 17-time Slam winner wanted the Centre Court crowd at Wimbledon to know that. After losing to Novak Djokovic 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, Federer told his fans ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

Leander Paes wins 16th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon

LONDON: A vintage Leander Paes clinched his 16th Grand Slam trophy, winning the mixed doubles event of the Wimbledon Championship with legendary ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Serena Williams wins Wimbledon for 21st career, fourth straight …

Serena Williams let herself briefly bask in the joy of a sixth Wimbledon championship, 21st Grand Slam singles trophy overall and fourth consecutive major title ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

With Thursday's Win, Williams One Match Away From a "Serena Slam"

Navratilova won her final Grand Slam, also at Wimbledon, at age 33. Chris Evert won hers, the French, at 31. Both won 18 Grand Slams to Williams's 20. «Newsweek, Jul 15»

Serena Williams Grand Slam ambition splits family as sister Venus …

What a fascinating subplot to these Championships that Serena Williams will have to beat big sister Venus if she is to hold all four Grand Slams at the same time. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Serena Williams: 'I don't need a Grand Slam to define my career'

In Grand Slam singles and doubles finals, Williams is a ridiculous 33-4 (20-4 and 13-0) — not to mention 4-0 in Olympic gold medal matches. Yet her mind-set ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

Djokovic on brink of Grand Slam history

But Djokovic has even greater objectives in sight -- victory over Wawrinka would put him halfway to a calendar Grand Slam, a challenge so daunting that only ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»

Serena Williams fends off late comeback to win 20th Grand Slam title

There are few accolades missing from Serena Williams' resume. She's won all of the Grand Slam events at least twice, most of them at least five times. «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»

Roger Federer Not the Same Grand Slam Force After Missed French …

This has become a predictable pattern for the 17-time Grand Slam champion in the the latter stages of his career. A draw opens up a bit—meaning Novak ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»

Serena Williams nearly had another Grand Slam meltdown

Forget getting halfway to the Grand Slam, Serena Williams immediate worry needs to be getting to the second week at the French Open. The world No. «USA TODAY, May 15»