slam

verb

/slæm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they slam	/slæm/ /slæm/
he / she / it slams	/slæmz/ /slæmz/
past simple slammed	/slæmd/ /slæmd/
past participle slammed	/slæmd/ /slæmd/
-ing form slamming	/ˈslæmɪŋ/ /ˈslæmɪŋ/

Idioms

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[intransitive, transitive] to shut, or to make something shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise synonym bang
- I heard the door slam behind him.
- + adj. A window slammed shut in the wind.
- slam something He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he left.
- slam something + adj. She slammed the lid shut.
- + adv./prep. She slammed out of the room (= went out and slammed the door behind her).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
- loudly
- angrily
- …
verb + slam
- hear something
preposition
- against
- behind
- into
- …
phrases
- slam something home
- slam on the brakes
- slam (something) shut
- …
See full entry
[transitive] slam something + adv./prep. to put, push or throw something into a particular place or position with a lot of force
- She slammed down the phone angrily.
- He slammed on the brakes (= stopped the car very suddenly).
Extra Examples
- He repeatedly slammed the man's head against the wall.
- He slammed home the penalty for goal number two.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
- loudly
- angrily
- …
verb + slam
- hear something
preposition
- against
- behind
- into
- …
phrases
- slam something home
- slam on the brakes
- slam (something) shut
- …
See full entry
[intransitive, transitive] to crash into something with a lot of force; to make somebody/something crash into something with a lot of force
- + adv./prep. The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
- (figurative) Kath's heart slammed against her ribs.
- slam somebody/something + adv./prep. The force of the explosion slammed me against the wall.
Synonyms crash
crash
- slam
- collide
- smash
- wreck
These are all words that can be used when something, especially a vehicle, hits something else very hard and is damaged or destroyed.
- crash to hit an object or another vehicle, causing damage; to make a vehicle do this:
  I was terrified that the plane would crash.
- slam (something) into/against somebody/something to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this:
  The car skidded and slammed into a tree.
- collide (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/something else:
  The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
- smash (rather informal) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car:
  Ram-raiders smashed a stolen car through the shop window.
crash, slam or smash?Crash is used especially to talk about vehicles and can be used without a preposition: We’re going to crash, aren’t we? In this meaning slam and smash always take a preposition: We’re going to slam/smash, aren’t we? They are used for a much wider range of things than just vehicles. Crash can also be used for other things, if used with a preposition: He crashed down the phone.
- wreck to crash a vehicle and damage it so badly that it is not worth repairing
Patterns
- two vehicles crash/collide
- two vehicles crash/slam/smash into each other
- to crash/smash/wreck a car
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
[transitive] slam somebody/something (used especially in newspapers) to criticize somebody/something very strongly
- The government has been slammed for failing to take firm action against drinking and driving.

Word Originlate 17th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse slam(b)ra.

Idioms

shut/slam the door in somebody’s face

to shut a door hard when somebody is trying to come in
to refuse to talk to somebody or meet them, in a rude way