What is another word for slam ?

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Noun

A sudden loud noise as of something breaking or hitting another object

clangour^UK

clangor^US

clamour^UK

clamor^US

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

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Noun

young offender institution

A place for the confinement of persons held in custody or detention

prison

gaol^UK

jail^US

correctional facility

correctional institution

young offenders' institution

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Noun

A forceful clash of two entities

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

road traffic accident

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Noun

Harsh criticism

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

character assassination

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Noun

misrepresentation of character

The act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral

character assassination

libeling^US

libelling^UK

rumor^US

rumour^UK

defamation of character

offence^UK

offense^US

backhanded compliment

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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Noun

An scornful or hurtful act or expression

ruffled feathers

offence^UK

offense^US

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

abasement

blame

rancor^US

rancour^UK

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Noun

Harm to one's good name or reputation

skeleton in the cupboard

bad reflection

blot on the escutcheon

lack of respectability

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Noun

The art of criticism

judgement^UK

judgment^US

inquiry^US

monologue^UK

enquiry^UK

monolog^US

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Noun

A facetious or insulting remark

backhanded compliment

good-humoured mockery

pretence^UK

pretense^US

rancour^UK

rancor^US

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Verb

To close something forcefully

“I slam the door shut behind me, storming down the stairwell in tears.”

Verb

To hit or strike something or someone

pummel^US

knock into the middle of next week

belabour^UK

belabor^US

give someone a hiding

give someone a good hiding

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a drubbing

give someone a beating

larrup

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a hot bottom

jump down one's throat

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

give somebody a hiding

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

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“I slam him in the face with my fists. His cheek flattens and the skin turns white.”

Verb

To criticize severely

attack

lambaste

censure

pummel^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

give someone a roasting

trivialize^US

give someone a bad press

give something a battering

trivialise^UK

rap over the knuckles

pitch into

blacken

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

satirize^US

satirise^UK

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give something a bad press

drag through the mire

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

fustigate

find lacking

find unacceptable

conduct a smear campaign against

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

put someone on the hot seat

put someone on the griddle

run a smear campaign against

pin someone's ears back

demonize^US

demonise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

give a tongue-lashing

blacken someone's name

jump down one's throat

make cutting remarks about

blacken the character of

give someone a dressing-down

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

aggravate

give someone the cold-shoulder

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

have a poor opinion of

express a poor opinion of

look down your nose at

bastardize^US

demoralize^US

drag someone's name through the mud

desensitize^US

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

demoralise^UK

bastardise^UK

desensitise^UK

brutalise^UK

put out of countenance

make someone eat humble pie

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

take the mickey out of

be contemptuous about

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone what for

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

think too little of

give the cold shoulder to

give someone a row

give someone a rating

give someone a wigging

give someone the brush-off

speak of with disfavour

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

express disapproval of

lay on

give the devil

rap someone over the knuckles

not do justice

miscarry

thumb one's nose

miniaturise^UK

miniaturize^US

write false reports about

give a bad name to

lose face

put someone in their place

appal^UK

drag name through mud

set too little store by

appall^US

refuse to acknowledge

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

look down one's nose at

turn one's nose up at

give the cold shoulder

turn deaf ear to

show disrespect

give someone the go-by

give the brush

show disrespect for

bring to naught

tell someone to get lost

take rug out from under

give the Bronx cheer to

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

bring someone to book

have someone on the carpet

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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“Critics aren't inclined to slam these culturally unique cinematic efforts.”

Verb

To make forceful contact with something

come into collision with

pummel^US

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

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“Two more chaos bolts slam into the lowering steel shield.”

Verb

win a resounding victory over

To throw or launch something in a given direction

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Verb

To cover an opening

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Verb

Slam-dance

Verb

To defeat, to overcome

pulverise^UK

pulverize^US

blow out

bring someone to their knees

give someone a drubbing

give someone a hiding

blow out of the water

pummel^US

be head and shoulders above

outmaneuver^US

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

demoralize^US

immobilize^US

demoralise^UK

immobilise^UK

give someone a pasting

break up

force

wreak havoc on

bring about the downfall of

wipe off the face of the earth

get the upper hand over

throw a spanner in the works of

axe^UK

ax^US

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

turn something inside out

destabilize^US

defeat someone heavily

put out of commission

wipe from the face of the earth

colonize^US

tyrannize^US

take severe measures against

take stern measures against

call somebody's bluff

see off

catch somebody napping

finesse

steal a march on somebody

stand head and shoulders above

enthrall^US

sweep someone off his

take someone's breath away

send to the gas chambers

rule with an iron hand

tyrannise^UK

colonise^UK

enthral^UK

destabilise^UK

paralyse^UK

belabor^US

throw back in confusion

gain the upper hand over

calm down

break in

give the coup de grâce

take off

administer the coup de grâce

give something the chop

knock something on the head

paralyze^US

come down on like a ton of bricks

belabour^UK

give someone the works

garrote^US

garrotte^UK

terminate with extreme prejudice

destroy root and branch

ink out

X-out

wipe off face of earth

equalize^US

equalise^UK

declare null and void

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Verb

To assault, attack

express reservations about

inquire^US

harbour suspicions about

raise objections to

enquire^UK

express suspicions about

have reservations about

argue

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

have hesitations about

balk^US

baulk^UK

put out a feeler question

neutralize^US

put up a fight against

neutralise^UK

drive a coach and horses through

minimize^US

minimise^UK

refuse to acknowledge

refuse to recognize

cut off without a penny

wash your hands of

have nothing more to do with

take wind out of sails

go back on one's word

have an argument about

blow out of the water

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

have nothing to do with

express disagreement with

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Verb

To give a synopsis (summary) of

synopsize

summarise^UK

summarize^US

epitomise^UK

epitomize^US

give a thumbnail sketch of

give the main points of

bowdlerize^US

cipher^US

bowdlerise^UK

cypher^UK

catalogue^UK

systematize^US

minimize^US

minimise^UK

systematise^UK

catalog^US

make a long story short

draft^US

summarize the argument

summarize the evidence

draught^UK

give a quick rundown on

give a rough idea

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Verb

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirise^UK

satirize^US

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

take the mickey out of

lead up the garden path

play a practical joke

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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