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slam(4) (iou) and role model (oh)


slam(4) (iou)



slam verb2 & adverb. [slam] L17.

A. verb. Infl. -mm-.
verb trans. Hit or slap violently or with great force. Chiefly dial. & US. L17.
F. O'Connor A terrible bristly claw slammed the side of his face.
verb trans.
a. Shut (a door, window, lid, etc.) forcefully and loudly. Also foll. by down, to, up. L18.
V. Glendinning Charlotte slammed the back door.
b. verb trans. Push, thrust, etc., put down, forcefully and loudly. L19.
R. Rendell She slammed the phone down.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Put or come into action, or some state or condition, suddenly and forcefully. Also foll. by into, on, etc. M20.
W. M. Raine The car slammed to a halt.
d. verb trans. Sport. Score (a goal etc.) forcefully; accumulate (a large score) quickly. colloq. M20.
T. Tryon Abernathy slammed three homers.
verb intrans. Of a door, window, lid, etc.: shut, or strike against anything, forcefully and loudly. Also foll. by down, into, to, etc. E19.
Dickens Big doors slam and resound when anybody comes in. New Yorker The punch lines slam into our brains.
a. verb intrans. Be severely critical or insulting. US slang. L19.
b. verb trans. Criticize severely. Now also, refute or contradict forcefully. colloq. (orig. US). E20.
J. Irving A long, cocky letter..slamming Franz Grillparzer. Courier-Mail (Brisbane) Card artists slam claims of deception.
verb intrans. Move violently or loudly; crash; Nautical (of a boat) crash into (the trough of) a wave; plunge or pitch. Foll. by around, through, etc. L20.
T. C. Boyle Eduardo,..slammed into the kitchen with a drawn face.
verb trans. Switch (a customer) from one telephone service provider to another without permission, on the basis of a dishonestly acquired signature. Freq. as slamming verbal noun. US. L20.
b. adverb. With a slam or heavy blow; suddenly and violently. E18.
G. B. Shaw They're coming slam into the greenhouse.

role model (oh)



n [C]
someone whose behaviour, attitudes etc people try to copy because they admire them
::I want to be a positive role model for my sister.