## Meanings
1. To shut something with great force, making a loud noise.
2. To put something down hard and noisily.
3. To hit or crash against something suddenly and heavily.

## Examples
- She was so angry that she slammed the door behind her.
- He slammed the books on the table and stormed out.
- The boat slammed into the bank and we almost fell into the river.

## Derived Forms
- bodyslam
- chokeslam
- doorslam
- hoverslam
- kerslam
- powerslam
- slam-bang
- slam-clicker
- slam-dance
- slam-door
- slamball
- slambang

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *slammen
- Root: slæma

## Etymology
From Middle English *slammen (not recorded), apparently from a Scandinavian source ultimately from Old Norse slæma, slœma (“to slam, swing a weapon, strike an object out of reach”), related to Old Norse slamra, slambra (“to slam”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål slamre (“to slam”), Swedish slamra (“to pound, beat, make a clatter, rattle”), Norwegian Nynorsk slamra (“to sway, dangle”).

## AI Etymology
Slam is from Middle English *slammen (not recorded), apparently from a Scandinavian source ultimately from Old Norse slæma, slœma (“to slam, swing a weapon, strike an object out of reach”), related to Old Norse slamra, slambra (“to slam”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål slamre (“to slam”), Swedish slamra (“to pound, beat, make a clatter, rattle”), Norwegian Nynorsk slamra (“to sway, dangle”). Important forms in the word's history include Middle English *slammen, Old Norse slæma. In current use it includes senses such as To shut something with great force, making a loud noise and To put something down hard and noisily.

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