slam vs hit

slam and hit both are nouns.

slam and hit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slam	Yes	No	Yes	No
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hit is a hypernym of slam; that is, hit is a word with a broader meaning than slam:

slam: strike violently
hit: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

slam (noun)	hit (noun)
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect	the act of contacting one thing with another
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge	a conspicuous success
a forceful impact that makes a loud noise	(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects	a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
	a connection made via the internet to another website
	a dose of a narcotic drug
	(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

slam (verb)	hit (verb)
strike violently	pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
close violently	make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
throw violently	hit with a missile from a weapon
dance the slam dance	hit the intended target or goal
	deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
	hit against; come into sudden contact with
	produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
	cause to move by striking
	affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	drive something violently into a location
	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	cause to experience suddenly
	encounter by chance
	kill intentionally and with premeditation

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