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slam
noun as in loud noise from impact
noun as in harsh criticism
verb as in throw or push very hard
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Example Sentences
That may be, but experts say that “similarities” to other attacks is hardly a slam dunk.
The bar also claims that it hosted the first-ever poetry slam 28 years ago.
And the information that the FBI has presented so far strikes many experts as hardly a slam dunk against Pyongyang.
Apparently, 2016 is not shaping up as a Democratic slam dunk.
If the President is seeking a way to court Republicans, alcohol is a slam-drunk.
She glanced uneasily at Gwynne and fancied she could hear him slam the lid of his breeding upon a supercilious sputter.
Expectantly I follow his movements; I recognize the vigorous slam of the door and the click of the spring lock.
Something in the way she said it made it sound like a little slam on the boss, and of course I wasn't going to stand for that.
Into the hut bounded Frank, and the door went to with a slam.
After eating the supper Madge prepared for him, he shuffled out, permitting the kitchen door to slam behind him.
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On this page you'll find 197 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slam, such as: bang, blast, blow, boom, burst, and clap.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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