body slam

[bod-ee slam]

noun

1. a wrestling or judo throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on the back.

2. a physical assault in which a person is thrown to the ground.

3. any devastating assault or onslaught.

   The voters have delivered a body slam to the advocates of bigotry.

Other Word Forms

• body-slam verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of body slam¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

A Jaguars defense that entered the game with an NFL-low 12 sacks was transformed into a pass-rushing tsunami, one that sacked Herbert three times and pressured him on nearly every drop-back, sending him to the blue medical tent — albeit on a roughing-the-passer body slam — before the end of the first half.

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The WWE ring was a favorite setting for early Sora 2 users, who created videos of Martin Luther King Jr. battling Malcolm X, as well as real WWE wrestlers and the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking performing an apparent body slam move.

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Smith, known as Syko Stu in the ring, lost several teeth and suffered a laceration to his lip during the attack, which saw Jackson body slam the wrestler and then punch him in the head and face more than 20 times.

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Since Lamar has the home field advantage, he offers Drake the first kick, punch, body slam, suplex, piledriver, Stone Cold stunner and wedgie.

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The energy often shifts within seconds as wrestlers might cradle each other gently and then suddenly body slam their opponent.

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