slams

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of hitting something hard with a forceful blow.

  - "He took a baseball bat and slammed the door shut."
  - "The construction worker used a sledgehammer to slam nails into the wall."

• Noun

  A competitive poetry performance.

  - "The slam poetry competition drew a large crowd."
  - "The poet delivered a powerful slam that left the audience speechless."

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Synonyms

bang

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with slams
jams , gams , chams

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Variants

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slam , slammed , slamming , slams , Grand slam , Grand slams , grand slam , grand slams , grand-slam , little slam , little slams

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Etymology

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The verb 'slam' comes from the Old English word 'slahan', meaning 'to strike' or 'to beat'. The noun 'slam' is derived from the verb and refers to a forceful blow or a competitive poetry performance.

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Trivia

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1. The first recorded use of the word 'slam' as a verb was in 1400.

2. The first recorded use of the word 'slam' as a noun was in 1968.

3. The largest slam poetry competition in the world is the National Poetry Slam, which is held annually in the United States.

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Related Concepts

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1. Spoken word poetry: Slam poetry is a type of spoken word poetry that is performed before a live audience and judged on its merit.

2. Performance poetry: Slam poetry is a form of performance poetry that emphasizes the spoken word and the poet's delivery.

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Culture

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Slam poetry is a competitive art form in which poets perform their original work before a live audience. The genre emerged in the late 1960s and gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. Slam poetry is often characterized by its raw emotion, vulnerability, and the use of language to explore social and political issues.

How to Memorize "slams"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine hitting a hard object with all your might.
   - Visualize the sound and feeling of a door slamming shut.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'slam' with force and power.
   - Think of the sound of a sledgehammer hitting a nail.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'Smashed' to remember the definition of 'slam' as a verb: S - Strike, M - Make contact, A - Against, S - Something, H - Hard, E - Effectively.

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