Meaning of bodyslam | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, eg in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them
2. To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent
   figuratively

Examples

“I had never taken a bodyslam much less a piledriver.”

“He is struggling with his swing⟳, and undoubtedly that has bodyslammed his inner psyche.”

“The recession is bodyslamming Corporate America in a new and troubling way.”

“By bodyslamming its new Rob⟳ Lowe courtroom drama, "The Lyon's Den," against ABC's surprisingly resurgent courtroom drama, "The Practice," NBC hastened the swift demise of its best fall⟳ entry.”

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