Meaning of wall-slam | Babel Free

Examples

“Not wanting to lose his favorite sword, Orivon hung on grimly to its hilt. During one of its drawing backs, between wall-slams, he leaned down and planted his other sword against the wall, point out and hilt against the stone.”

“For years, Daniel J Jones worked in a windowless room in Virginia, poring over documents detailing acts that can only be described as torture. Over and over again, he read about wall-slams and beatings, people waterboarded until their eyes rolled back and the liquid bubbled from their nose.”

“That wasn’t an aberration, either. Despite the highlight-reel catches and wall-slams, Hamilton’s defense was, by measure of dWAR, actually a liability more often than it was a benefit.”

“For every patient patched back together, another set of scrubs is torn off. It’s never long or graphic – this is a show made for prime-time American cable TV – but it’s shamelessly intense: think wall-slams, heavy pop soundtracks, and lots of breathy snogging.”

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