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slam

verb
  1. To strike, set down, or close in such a way as to make a loud noise: bang, clap, crash, whack. See sounds
  2. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop 1, slog, slug 3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal: biff, bop, clip 1, wallop. Slang: belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike
  3. Slang. To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify 1, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash. Informal: roast. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise
noun
A forceful movement causing a loud noise: bang, crash, smash, wham. See strike
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