See Also: slam(1)(dictionary)
slam(4)(dictionary)
slam(3)(dictionary)
slam(5)(dictionary)
slam(2)(dictionary)
slam dunk(dictionary)
Slam - Wrestling(gambling)
slam 2, noun(dictionary)
slam-dunk(dictionary)
grand slam(dictionary)

slam 1, verb (oh) and hybrid (sh)


slam 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?door etc?
2 ?put something somewhere?
3 ?hit with force?
4 ?criticize?
5 slam on the brakes
6 slam the door in somebody's face
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[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
?DOOR ETC?
[I and T] if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise
-synonym bang bang
::We heard a car door slam.
::He slammed the door shut .
?PUT SOMETHING SOMEWHERE?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to put something on or against a surface with a fast violent movement
slam sth down/against/onto
::Henry slammed the phone down angrily.
?HIT WITH FORCE?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force
slam into/against etc
::All 155 passengers died instantly when the plane slammed into the mountain.
?CRITICIZE?
[T] to criticize someone or something strongly - used especially in newspapers
-synonym slate slate
::Local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area.
slam sb for sth
::The council was slammed for its unfair selection procedure.
slam on the brakes
to make a car stop very suddenly by pressing the brakes very hard
slam the door in sb's face
a) to close a door hard when someone is trying to come in
b) to rudely refuse to meet someone or talk to them

hybrid (sh)




Offspring of parents that differ in genetically determined traits (see genetics).

The parents may be of two different species, genera, or (rarely) Families. The terms "mongrel" and "crossbreed" refer usually to animals or plants resulting from a cross between two races, breeds, strains, or varieties of the same species. Because of basic biological incompatibilities, sterile hybrids (those that cannot produce living young) such as the mule (a hybrid between a jackass and a mare) commonly result from crosses between species. Some species hybrids, however, are fertile and can be sources for the formation of new species. Many economically or aesthetically important cultivated plants (e.g., bananas, coffee, peanuts, dahlias, roses, bread wheats, alfalfa, etc.) originated through natural or artificially induced hybridization. Hybridization is important biologically because it increases necessary genetic variation within a species.