slam down

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Verb

slam down (third-person singular simple present slams down, present participle slamming down, simple past and past participle slammed down)

  1. (slang, idiomatic, transitive) To eat or drink (something) quickly.
    Synonyms: scarf down, gobble down, gobble, house
    Coordinate term: choke down
    slammed down a sandwich
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slam,‎ down.
    slammed down the phone receiver

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