slam
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
Types & categories
- victory hypernym
- grand slam hyponym
- little slam hyponym
Parts & wholes
- bridge part holonym
Sense 2 verb
close violently
He slammed the door shut
Types & categories
- close hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Related & opposite
- slam derivation
Sense 4 verb
strike violently
slam the ball
Types & categories
- hit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
Types & categories
- impact hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
dance the slam dance
Types & categories
- trip the light fantastic hypernym
Related & opposite
- slam dancing derivation
Sense 7 noun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
his parting shot was `drop dead'
Types & categories
- remark hypernym
- cheap shot hyponym
Related & opposite
- jeer derivation
Sense 8 verb
throw violently
He slammed the book on the table
Types & categories
- throw hypernym
Related & opposite
- slam derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bridge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | victory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grand slam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | little slam |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | slam |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | slammer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | close |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slam |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | slam |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | smash |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bang |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flap down |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | impact |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | slam dancing |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | trip the light fantastic |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | jeer |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | remark |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheap shot |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | slam |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |