slam

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I don't see him doing too well at the French or Wimbledon - I think his best bet for a slam is at the AO or US Open, and more the AO, because he's usually got some physical ailment by the time labor day rolls around. zola Says:

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  1. transitive verb To shut with force and loud noise: slammed the door.
  2. transitive verb To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise: slammed the book on the desk.
  3. transitive verb To hit or strike with great force.
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  • They are either going for the slam-bang mode or they just fish at everything to make themselves vulnerable.
  • THERE she hit the grand-slam, and wove all the elements together. —  Dad29
  • ---- The slam was a success because of the level of attendance at a new venue and the diversity and dynamic nature of the poems performed. —  GotPoetry.com News
  • It seems more than possible to me … it seems like a slam-dunk decision. —  On Tap
  • Yet let us not forget that the modern nomination for the slam is a different set of four.
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homer ·  slap ·  thud ·  snap ·  clang ·  latch ·  bang ·  knock ·  lurch ·  smash ·  two-out ·  creak

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slam:   slamming ·  slammed ·  slams
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Etymologies (6)

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  1. Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slambra, to strike at.
  2. Origin unknown.

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  1. from Swedish dial. slämma =Norwegian slemma, slemba, strike, bang, slam, as a door; cf. the freq. form Icelandic slamra, slambra =Norwegian slamra, slam; cf. Swedish slamra, prate, chatter, jingle, slammer, a clank, noise; perhaps ult. akin to slap.
  2. from slam, v.
  3. Origin obscure.
  4. Of. D. slomp =G. schlampe, a slattern (schlampen, be dirty or slovenly); prob. a nasalized form, from Dutch slap =G. schlaff =Danish slap =Swedish slapp, lax, loose, lazy. Cf. slamkin.
 

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