Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with slam in American Collocation
slam
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/slæm/
hard
quickly
suddenly
violently
She left quickly, the large front doors slamming hard behind her.
Up he stepped to slam home the goal.
door etc
door
gate
lid
window
She tried to slam the door, but he was too fast for her.
The child ran into the road and I slammed the brakes on just in time.
ball
ball
penalty
shot
volley
He slammed the ball into the back of the net from 6 yards out.
hand etc
fist
hand
She slammed her fist against the closed door.
phone
phone
receiver
I said I refused to comment, and slammed the phone down.