| query | If one thing s____ into or against another, it crashes into it with great force.If one thing slams into or against another, it crashes into it with great force. The plane slammed into the building after losing an engine shortly after take-off. He slammed me against the ground. |
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| word | slam |
| full-definition | verb If you slam a door or window or if it slams, it shuts noisily and with great force. She slammed the door and locked it behind her. I was relieved to hear the front door slam. He slammed the gate shut behind him. If you slam something down, you put it there quickly and with great force. She listened in a mixture of shock and anger before slamming the phone down. To slam someone or something means to criticize them very severely. The famed film-maker slammed the claims as 'an outrageous lie'. Britain has been slammed by the United Nations for having one of the worst race relations records in the world. If one thing slams into or against another, it crashes into it with great force. The plane slammed into the building after losing an engine shortly after take-off. He slammed me against the ground. |
| inflections | slamsslammingslammed |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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