body slam

American  

[bod-ee slam] / ˈbɒd i ˌslæm /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• body-slam verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of body slam

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

"It was, to put it mildly, a total body slam," Kaytal told MSNBC.

From Salon

At one point during the streak, Sajak walked up to Jackson and joked to the losing contestants, “Just ‘cause he’s a professional wrestler — you want me to body slam him for you?

From Los Angeles Times