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    slam
    /slam/

    verb

    • 1. shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly: "he slams the door behind him as he leaves" Similar bangshut/close with a bangshut/close noisilyshut/close with a crashOpposite pull something toclose gently
    • 2. criticize severely: informal "the new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible" Similar criticizefind fault withcensuredenounceOpposite praiseapprove of

    noun

    • 1. a loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door: "the door closed with a slam"
    • 2. prison: informal North American "if he challenged the judge, he was definitely going to the slam"

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