Slam
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

PAN
Chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

DIS
God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

DIG
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

4 letters

GIBE
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

JIBE
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

SHOT
A chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

MOSH
Dance the slam dance

BARB
One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

SHUT
Become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

BANG
Move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"

BODY
The external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

DUNK
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

5 letters

THUMP
Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

CRASH
The act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

SWEEP
A movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"

SHAFT
The hollow spine of a feather

6 letters

THRASH
A swimming kick used while treading water

INSULT
A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

SERENA

8 letters

CHASTISE
Censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

BRICKBAT
Blunt criticism

LAMBASTE
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

FLAPDOWN
Throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table"

9 letters

SLAMDANCE
A form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock

CASTIGATE
Censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

CRITICIZE
Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

14 letters

HARSHCRITICISM

BASKETBALLDUNK

15 letters

GREATBRIDGEHAND