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bam
/bæm/
noun 6name 3intj 2verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
big, justice, last, over, scared, together
VERB + BAM
bully, club, dumped, suppose
BAM + NOUN
chouse, he's, they're
ADV.
nearly
Definitions
intj
1
Representing a loud noise or heavy impact.
The wind knocked the tree over last night. Bam! It nearly scared me to death.
We all looked up from the maps, silent, and listened to the hurried footsteps in the entryway. They padded up the red carpet, bam-bam-bam, and across the landing and then up the next flight at a gallop, bam-bam-bam.
2
Representing a sudden or abrupt occurrence.
She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together.
noun
1
A ned; a bampot.
noun
1
An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
To relieve the tedium he kept plying them with all manner of bams.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The wind knocked the tree over last night. Bam! It nearly scared me to death.
Wiktionary02
We all looked up from the maps, silent, and listened to the hurried footsteps in the entryway. They padded up the red carpet, bam-bam-bam, and across the landing and then up the next flight at a gallo
Wiktionary03
She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together.
Wiktionary04
To relieve the tedium he kept plying them with all manner of bams.
Wiktionary05
This is some conspiracy, I suppose, to bam, to chouse me out of my money
Wiktionary06
I’ll break a lamp, bully a constable, bam a justice, or bilk a boxkeeper with any man in the liberties of Westminster.
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