slammed

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1. 1

   simple past and past participle of slam

   • He was only a little guy and he got absolutely slammed when I burst through the door like a human battering ram. I sent him flying down the hall, then he continued sliding on his back, already unconscious. 'Knock, knock,' I said[…]
   • But those who were slammed, truly slammed, were those who had more on the stock side of their portfolios than they should have. It happens, and it happens especially after bull markets, as investors saw in the several years prior[…]
2. 2

   Very busy with work.

   • I was just too slammed to intervene. By drink number five he was snapping his fingers to get my attention and his tips were getting smaller and smaller. He was becoming my worst enemy and he could sense it.
   • Or, worse yet, you've been so slammed with working on a massive science project about helium that you haven't stayed caught up in any of your other classes.
   • It's because you are fabulous, of course, but also because if they are so slammed that they can't even make time for a face-to-face interview, trust me, they want to check the box that this position is filled […]
3. 3

   Drunk.

   • Q. You get very slammed? A. Yes. But if I just go out for social drinks, a couple of pints. A. And how often do you go out and get really slammed? Q. About once a fortnight. But I get stoned [i.e. on cannabis] all the time. It's better.
   • By the time it was my turn, I was more slammed than I had been in a very long time, maybe ever. Especially around that many people. My eyelids felt heavy. […] And everybody as drunk as me. They wouldn't even remember.
   • I expected them to get absolutely slammed, especially with all the free booze on offer, but they drank moderately and spent most of the time talking or dancing. They didn't interact with the other patrons,[…]
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      Packed

      Packed; crowded; (of a venue) full of would-be customers.

      • Then, one evening in the spring of 2002, the bar was absolutely slammed. It was a Tuesday, ten-cent-hot-wings night, and the local Pagan's Saints gang had the 19th Hole overflowing with leathers, mullets, and ponytails.
      • Lauren was at work the next morning, absolutely slammed, the waiting area filled with people and a crowd outside all waiting to get in because it was Father's Day and everyone wanted to treat their dad. Their wait time was[…]
      • My flight landed in Vegas at around five. Not surprisingly the Las Vegas airport was even more slammed than Denver's.

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