Slam
Slam , transitive verb
[Of Scand. origin; compare Icelandic slamra, slambra, sl{not transcribed}ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Swedish slamma.]
1.
To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.
2.
To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the pavement.
3.
To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff. [Provincial English]
4.
To strike down; to slaughter. [Provincial English]
5.
To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand. — Hoyle
Collocations (1)
To slam to , to shut or close with a slam. He slammed to the door.
Slam , intransitive verb
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 , noun
1.
The act of one who, or that which, slams.
2.
The shock and noise produced in slamming.
The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.
3.
(Card Playing) 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).
4.
The refuse of alum works. [Provincial English]