Slam Definition–verb (used with object), verb (used without object) | 1. | to shut with force and noise: to slam the door. | | 2. | to dash, strike, knock, thrust, throw, slap down, etc., with violent and noisy impact: He slammed his books upon the table. | | 3. | Informal. to criticize harshly; attack verbally: He slammed my taste mercilessly. | –noun | 4. | a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact. | | 6. | Usually, the slam. Slang. slammer (def. 2). | | 7. | Informal. a harsh criticism; verbal attack: I am sick of your slams. | | 8. | Also called poetry slam. Informal. a competitive, usually boisterous poetry reading. | |
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Magazine Definition–noun | 1. | a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports. | | 2. | a room or place for keeping gunpowder and other explosives, as in a fort or on a warship. | | 3. | a building or place for keeping military stores, as arms, ammunition, or provisions. | | 4. | a metal receptacle for a number of cartridges, inserted into certain types of automatic weapons and when empty removed and replaced by a full receptacle in order to continue firing. | | 5. | Also called magazine show. Radio and Television. | a. | Also called newsmagazine. a regularly scheduled news program consisting of several short segments in which various subjects of current interest are examined, usually in greater detail than on a regular newscast. | | b. | a program with a varied format that combines interviews, commentary, entertainment, etc. | | | 8. | a supply chamber, as in a stove. | | 9. | a storehouse; warehouse. | | 10. | a collection of war munitions. | |
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