1. used to represent the sound of a hard blow or impact
Usage: informal
2. used to express the idea of something happening suddenly
Usage: informal

1. a loud sound made by a hard blow or impact
Usage: informal

1. to strike or hit something hard
Usage: informal

Examples

• The door slammed shut with a loud bam.
• Bam! The ball hit the window.
• He walked in and bam, everyone stopped talking.
• The book fell off the shelf with a bam.
• She bammed her fist on the table.
• Bam! Just like that, the lights went out.
• The hammer made a bam sound against the nail.