From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Slam \Slam\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Slammed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slamming}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra, sl?ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl["a]mma.]
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. [Prov. Eng.]
4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]
5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle.
{To slam to}, to shut or close with a slam. ''He slammed to the door.'' --W. D. Howells.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: {sweep}]
2: the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects
3: a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
4: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was 'drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {shaft}, {dig}, {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
verb
1: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: {bang}]
2: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: {bang}]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: {slam dance}, {mosh}, {thrash}]
4: throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn: {flap down}] [also: {slamming}, {slammed}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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