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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