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Definition slam in British English

slam noun

[countable] noun
/slæm/
1

an instance of something slamming down or slamming shut, or the noise made by this

Example

She put the phone down with a slam.

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2

one of the competitions that make up a grand slam, especially in tennis

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3

a poetry competition in which people recite their poems and are judged by the audience

Definition slam in British English