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Antonyms for slam
slæmslam
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Princeton's WordNet
slam, sweepnoun
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
Synonyms:
barb, dig, sweep, sweep oar, shot, chimneysweeper, shaft, expanse, jibe, end run, gibe, chimneysweepslamnoun
the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
slamnoun
a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibeverb
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
"his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Synonyms:
calamus, beam, shaft, archeological site, stab, peter, shaft of light, diaphysis, guessing, excavation, ray of light, pecker, digging, snap, jab, guesswork, cock, rotating shaft, blastoff, stroke, ray, barb, prick, shooter, scape, scene, spear, dick, dig, crack, tool, lance, snapshot, shooting, light beam, quill, gibe, guess, beam of light, sweep, putz, jibe, irradiation, injection, pellet, dead reckoning, shotslam, bangverb
close violently
"He slammed the door shut"
Synonyms:
jazz, mosh, have sex, do it, thrash, bang, screw, slam dance, sleep together, love, spang, know, lie with, roll in the hay, get it on, flap down, have it away, be intimate, eff, have a go at it, get laid, hump, bed, make out, have intercourse, have it off, bonk, sleep with, make loveslam, bangverb
strike violently
"slam the ball"
Synonyms:
jazz, mosh, have sex, do it, thrash, bang, screw, slam dance, sleep together, love, spang, know, lie with, roll in the hay, get it on, flap down, have it away, be intimate, eff, have a go at it, get laid, hump, bed, make out, have intercourse, have it off, bonk, sleep with, make loveslam dance, slam, mosh, thrashverb
dance the slam dance
Synonyms:
thresh about, jactitate, mosh, toss, thrash, bang, slam dance, convulse, slash, clobber, lick, flap down, bat, drub, cream, thresh, thrash about, flail, lamslam, flap downverb
throw violently
"He slammed the book on the table"
Synonyms:
flap down, mosh, thrash, slam dance, bang
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
SLAM
Synonyms:
CD150, see there
Signal lymphocyte activation molecule
How to use slam in a sentence?
This is where he loves to play. This is where he plays his best tennis, I think. It's his court, it was a very important match for me to win last year because I've lost quite a few grand slam finals. To win that match in five sets against Roger on grass was definitely something that gave me a lot of confidence.
Every time he broke or hit on the brakes, I would slam forward and then he'd start driving again, slam back the other way, i felt less than human, the way they treated you.
High prices not only slow sales, but they make downsizing difficult for many older Americans who were looking forward to making a big profit on the sale of their existing home and moving into a cheaper, downsized home, high housing prices have spread to many more cities around the country, and that's making downsizing to a smaller home not the financial slam-dunk it was even a couple years ago.
I saw it different since the beginning. I felt different. I felt more relaxed, even if the pressure was on, i feel good in this position and I always say that even if you're No. 1, you win a Grand Slam, you have to enjoy the moment.
Cilic for me is second favorite, you do not want to play against Cilic. He has won one( Grand Slam title) and he feels like he's overdue a second one.
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