Standard Lemma guide

bam

intj · name · noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /bæm/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales: /bam/
  • New-Zealand: /bɛm/
  • rhymes with -æm
  • CMU ARPABET: B AE1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The wind knocked the tree over last night. Bam! It nearly scared me to death.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Representing a sudden or abrupt occurrence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Baikal–Amur Mainline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

The capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A county of Kerman Province, Iran.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A ned; a bampot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Abbreviation of bare-arse minimum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Initialism of bile acid malabsorption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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10

noun

Meaning 10

Initialism of business activity monitoring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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11

noun

Meaning 11

Abbreviation of binary angular measurement

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To impose on (someone) by a falsehood; to cheat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To jeer or make fun of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

a sudden very loud noise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bang, clap, eruption, blast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: noise

Narrower terms: water hammer

15

noun

Meaning 15

an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Perhaps from bamboozle.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: bác — sound of a forceful blow
  • Esperanto: bac — sound of a forceful blow
  • Polish: bach — sound of a forceful blow
  • Persian: بم (bam) — city in Iran