(~s, ~ming, ~med)
1.
If you ~ a door or window or if it ~s, it shuts noisily and with great force.
She ~med the door and locked it behind her...
I was relieved to hear the front door ~...
He ~med the gate shut behind him.
VERB: V n, V, V n adj
2.
If you ~ something down, you put it there quickly and with great force.
She listened in a mixture of shock and anger before ~ming the phone down.
VERB: V n with adv
3.
To ~ someone or something means to criticize them very severely. (JOURNALISM)
The famed film-maker ~med the claims as ‘an outrageous lie’...
VERB: V n
4.
If one thing ~s into or against another, it crashes into it with great force.
The plane ~med into the building after losing an engine shortly after take-off...
He ~med me against the ground.
VERB: V into/against n, V n into/against n
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see also Grand Slam