the door shut with a slam

  • 11Slam — Slam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slamming}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra, sl?ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl[ a]mma.] 1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12slam — slam1 [slam] vt. slammed, slamming [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. slamra, slemma] 1. to shut or allow to shut with force and noise [to slam a door] 2. to hit, throw, or put in place or action with force and noise [to slam a baseball over the …

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  • 13slam — 1 verb 1 DOOR/GATE (I, T) if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise: Please don t slam the door. | We could hear people shouting and doors slamming in the house next door. | slam shut: A door slammed shut in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14slam — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Slam is used after these nouns: ↑poetry {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ hard ▪ She ran out of the room and slammed the door as hard as she could. ▪ loudly ▪ …

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  • 15shut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Shut is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑door, ↑eye, ↑factory, ↑gate, ↑mouth, ↑shop Shut is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blind, ↑boot, ↑box, ↑briefcase, ↑ …

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  • 16slam — [[t]slæ̱m[/t]] slams, slamming, slammed 1) V ERG If you slam a door or window or if it slams, it shuts noisily and with great force. [V n] She slammed the door and locked it behind her... I was relieved to hear the front door slam... [V n adj] He …

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  • 17slam — I [[t]slæm[/t]] v. slammed, slam•ming, n. 1) to shut with force and noise: to slam the door[/ex] 2) to dash, strike, throw, etc., with violent, noisy impact: She slammed the book on the table[/ex] 3) to hit, push, block, etc., so as to cause a… …

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  • 19slam — 1. v. & n. v. (slammed, slamming) 1 tr. & intr. shut forcefully and loudly. 2 tr. put down (an object) with a similar sound. 3 intr. move violently (he slammed out of the room). 4 tr. & intr. put or come into sudden action (slam the brakes on). 5 …

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  • 20slam — 1. verb /slam/ a) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise. Dont slam the door! b) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.) Dont slam that… …

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