noun
- plural of bam; loud, heavy sounds or impacts
Usage: informal
verb
- third person singular present of bam; to strike or hit with force, producing a loud sound
Usage: informal
Examples
- The door bams shut whenever the wind picks up.
- She heard several loud bams coming from the construction site.
- He bams his fist on the table to get attention.
- The bams of the hammer echoed through the empty warehouse.
- Every time the truck passes, it bams over the pothole.