bodyslam
verb
- to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
noun
- act of lifting and throwing (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From body + slam.
- Such a throw
- A devastating blow against an opponent.
“Just a simple bodyslam of everyone else in the sector. Which is why I am glad I never sold my Cisco. But it is also why I am not buying more.”
verb
Etymology: From body + slam.
- To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, eg in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them
“I had never taken a bodyslam much less a piledriver.”
- To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent
“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.”