Slam /(?)/
Slam
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Slammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slamming
- To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.
- To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the pavement.
- To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff. [Prov. Eng.]
- To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]
- To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
Phrases & Compounds
- To slam to
- to shut or close with a slam.
Slam
v. i.
- To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise; as, a door or shutter slams.
Slam
n.
- The act of one who, or that which, slams.
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The shock and noise produced in slamming.
The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.
- Winning all the tricks of a deal (called, in bridge, grand slam, the winning of all but one of the thirteen tricks being called a little slam or small slam). (Card Playing)
- The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]