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bodyslam

bodyslam verb: to throw an opponent bodily on the floor, e.g. in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them.

Verb

bodyslam (third-person singular simple present bodyslams, present participle bodyslamming, simple past and past participle bodyslammed)

  1. (wrestling and combat sports) To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, e.g. in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them
    • I had never taken a bodyslam much less a piledriver.2006, Brian Fritz with Christopher Murray, Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures, ECW Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 72
  2. (figuratively) To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent
    • He is struggling with his swing, and undoubtedly that has bodyslammed his inner psyche.2001 July 7, Richard Meek, “Young Tiger has growing up to do”, in Sun Herald, Biloxi, page C3
    • The recession is bodyslamming Corporate America in a new and troubling way.2002 February 4, “A Big Crimp in Cash Flow”, in BusinessWeek, →ISSN

Noun

bodyslam (plural bodyslams)

  1. Such a throw
  2. (figuratively) A devastating blow against an opponent.
    • Just a simple bodyslam of everyone else in the sector. Which is why I am glad I never sold my Cisco. But it is also why I am not buying more.2002 May 9, Jim Cramer, “Last Man Standing a Hollow Victory for Cisco”, in The Street

Forms of bodyslam

Verb
third-person singular presentbodyslams
present participlebodyslamming
past participlebodyslammed
pastbodyslammed
alternative formbody slam
alternative formbody-slam
Noun
pluralbodyslams

Origin of bodyslam

From body + slam.

Questions about bodyslam

What does bodyslam mean?
Bodyslam means to throw an opponent bodily on the floor, e.g. in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them.
What part of speech is bodyslam?
Bodyslam can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of bodyslam?
The past tense of bodyslam is bodyslammed.

Words near bodyslam in the dictionary

  1. bodyship
  2. bodyshop
  3. bodyshops
  4. bodyside
  5. bodysides
  6. bodyslam
  7. bodyslammed
  8. bodyslamming
  9. bodyslams
  10. bodysnatcher
  11. bodysnatchers

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