slams

Closes with force

Slams covers forceful, impactful actions across physical and verbal domains.

To slam a door is to close it hard and loud; to slam someone is to criticize them harshly or defeat them decisively.

A slam is such an instance: The article was a slam against the mayor's policies.

In basketball, a slam or slam dunk is a forceful score made by thrusting the ball down through the hoop.

Poetry slams are competitive events where poets perform and are judged.

In card games like bridge, a slam is winning all or nearly all tricks.

impact

crash

Sudden violent impact

smashBreak violently apart
bangSudden loud noise
collisionForceful contact between objects

hit · thud · thump · whack · wallop · jolt · bump · clash · blow · strike

door

bang

Sudden loud noise

shutTo close firmly
closeNearby or to shut
crashSudden violent impact

swing · threshold · frame · hinge · loud · forceful · storming off · dramatic exit · walk out · temper

sports

dunk

Briefly submerge in liquid

spikeSharp rise or point
aceSingle-pip card
smashBreak violently apart

tennis · volleyball · basketball · baseball · home run · power · overhead · kill shot · stuff · jam

criticism

attack

Aggressive act against another

blastSudden forceful burst
roastDry-heat cooking method
trashDiscarded worthless material

pan · lambaste · denounce · savage · eviscerate · excoriate · pillory · skewer · bash · rip

poetry

spoken word

Poetry delivered aloud

performanceCarrying out a task
competitionStruggle for supremacy
open micUnscreened public performance slot

verse · rhyme · hip-hop · battle · freestyle · emcee · beatbox · cypher · round · judge

rejection

rebuff

Abrupt, curt rejection

snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
shut downCease to operate
dismissSend away or reject

refuse · deny · block · veto · decline · spurn · reject · cold shoulder · brush off · turn away

slams

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bang

dunk

attack

spoken word

rebuff

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