slam

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈslæm/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈslæm] ~ [ˈslam]
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• British, Midlands, Southern, Standard: /ˈslam/
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• British, Midlands, Southern, Standard: [ˈslam]
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• Northern-England, Scotland, Wales: /ˈslam/
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• Northern-England, Scotland, Wales: [ˈslam] ~ [ˈsläm]
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• Canada, US: /ˈslæm/
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• [ˈslæm] without æ-raising
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• [ˈsleə̯m] ~ [ˈsleə̯m] æ-raising
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• Australia: /ˈslæːm/
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• [ˈslæːm] without æ-raising
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• [ˈsleːm] ~ [ˈslɛːm] æ-raising
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• New-Zealand: /ˈslɛm/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈslɛm]
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• rhymes with -æm
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• CMU ARPABET: S L AE1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English *slammen (not recorded), apparently from a Scandinavian source ultimately from Old Norse slæma, slœma (“to slam, swing a weapon, strike an object out of reach”), related to Old Norse slamra, slambra (“to slam”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål slamre (“to slam”), Swedish slamra (“to pound, beat, make a clatter, rattle”), Norwegian Nynorsk slamra (“to sway, dangle”).

Unknown and long-speculated, though perhaps at least reinforced by Etymology 1. Doublet of chelem.

Compare Dutch slomp, German Schlampe.

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: блъскане (blǎskane) — sudden impact or blow
• Finnish: läimäys — sudden impact or blow
• Finnish: läjähdys — sudden impact or blow
• French: clac — sudden impact or blow
• French: claquement — sudden impact or blow
• Russian: хлопание (xlopanije) — sudden impact or blow
• Swedish: skräll — sudden impact or blow
• Swedish: duns — sudden impact or blow
• Swedish: slag — sudden impact or blow
• Turkish: çarpma — sudden impact or blow
• Turkish: hız ve gürültü ile yere çalma — sudden impact or blow
• Bulgarian: трясък (trjasǎk) — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Finnish: läimäys — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Finnish: läjähdys — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Finnish: pamahdus — shock and noise produced by slamming
• French: clac — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Swedish: skräll — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Swedish: smäll — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Swedish: duns — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Turkish: güm — shock and noise produced by slamming
• Bulgarian: забиване (zabivane) — slam dunk
• Catalan: esmaixada — slam dunk
• Finnish: donkkaus — slam dunk
• Turkish: içiden çarpılma — slam dunk
• Finnish: loukkaus — insult
• Polish: bluzg — insult
• Russian: оскорбление (oskorblenije) — insult
• Thai: คําดูถูก — insult
• Finnish: kuona — refuse of alum works
• French: chelem — bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump
• Polish: szlem — bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump
• Bulgarian: хлопвам (hlopvam) — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Bulgarian: затръшвам (zatrǎšvam) — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Catalan: tancar de cop — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Chinese Mandarin: 甩 (shuǎi) — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Chinese Mandarin: 甩上 (shuǎishàng) — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Danish: slå til — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Dutch: toeslaan — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Finnish: paiskata — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Finnish: läimäyttää — to shut with sudden force and noise
• French: claquer — to shut with sudden force and noise
• German: zuschlagen — to shut with sudden force and noise
• German: zuknallen — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Hungarian: becsap — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Hungarian: bevág — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Ingrian: jyryttää — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Irish: plab — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Japanese: ばたんと閉める (batanto shimeru) — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Māori: āki — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Norman: cliatchi — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Norwegian: slå til — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Polish: trzaskać — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Polish: trzasnąć — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Romanian: trânti — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Russian: хло́пать (xlópatʹ) — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Russian: хло́пнуть (xlópnutʹ) — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Spanish: azotar — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Spanish: dar un portazo — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Spanish: tirar — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Spanish: cerrar de golpe — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Spanish: cerrar de un golpe — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Swedish: slå igen — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Turkish: çarpmak — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Welsh: clepian — to shut with sudden force and noise
• Bulgarian: блъскам (blǎskam) — to put with force and loud noise
• Finnish: läimäyttää — to put with force and loud noise
• Irish: plab — to put with force and loud noise
• Konkani: धाडंव्चे (dhāḍavce) — to put with force and loud noise
• Māori: āki — to put with force and loud noise
• Spanish: azotar — to put with force and loud noise
• Spanish: dejar caer — to put with force and loud noise
• Swedish: slå — to put with force and loud noise
• Swedish: släppa — to put with force and loud noise
• Turkish: yere çalmak — to put with force and loud noise
• Turkish: yere çarpmak — to put with force and loud noise
• Finnish: läimäyttää — to strike forcefully with some implement
• Finnish: mojauttaa — to strike forcefully with some implement
• Finnish: iskeä — to strike forcefully with some implement
• Spanish: azotar — to strike forcefully with some implement
• Swedish: slå — to strike forcefully with some implement
• Swedish: dunka — to strike forcefully with some implement
• Turkish: yere çalmak — to strike forcefully with some implement
• Finnish: haukkua — to speak badly of
• Finnish: panetella — to speak badly of
• Finnish: haukkua pataluhaksi — to speak badly of
• French: descendre — to speak badly of
• French: critiquer — to speak badly of
• French: dire du mal — to speak badly of
• French: incendier — to speak badly of
• German: ausschimpfen — to speak badly of
• Russian: разноси́ть (raznosítʹ) — to speak badly of
• Spanish: calumniar — to speak badly of
• Spanish: derramar ponzoña — to speak badly of
• Swedish: baktala — to speak badly of
• Swedish: slå ner på — to speak badly of
• Turkish: ağzına çalmak — to speak badly of
• Turkish: bağırıp çağırmak — to speak badly of
• Turkish: sövmek — to speak badly of
• Turkish: veryansın etmek — to speak badly of
• Bulgarian: забивам (zabivam) — basketball: to dunk forcefully
• Catalan: esmaixar — basketball: to dunk forcefully
• Finnish: donkata — basketball: to dunk forcefully
• French: smasher — basketball: to dunk forcefully
• Turkish: batırmak — basketball: to dunk forcefully
• Bulgarian: обявявам шлем (objavjavam šlem) — bridge: to make a slam bid
• Finnish: slammata — bridge: to make a slam bid
• Bulgarian: правя капо (pravja kapo) — card games: to defeat by winning all the tricks
• Finnish: puhdistaa pöytä — card games: to defeat by winning all the tricks
• Finnish: slammata — card games: to defeat by winning all the tricks
• Finnish: kulauttaa — to drink off, quickly
• French: boire cul sec — to drink off, quickly
• French: faire cul sec — to drink off, quickly
• French: slammer — to compete in a poetry slam