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Slam   /slæm/   Listen
noun
Slam  n.  
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. (Prov. Eng.)


verb
Slam  v. t.  (past & past part. slammed; pres. part. slamming)  
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.
To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. "He slammed to the door."


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.





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"Slam" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Didn't I go an' tell him near a month ago that his cussed cinch wouldn't hold no better'n a piece of wet paper?" His complaint added materially to the atmosphere of sullen discontent pervading the room. "An' now I gotter go out in this rain an'—" the slam of the door surpassed anything yet attempted in that line of endeavor. Jackson grabbed a can of corn as it jarred off the shelf behind him and directed a pleasing phrase ...
— Bar-20 Days • Clarence E. Mulford
... er houndin' airter us; they er runnin' us down; they er closin' in on us; they er hemmin' us up. Airter they git your pore ole pappy an' slam 'im in jail, an' chain 'im down, who's a-gwineter promise to take keer er him? Hain't ole man Joshway Blasingame bin sent away off to Albenny? Hain't ole man Cajy Shannon a-sarvin' out his time, humpback an' cripple ez he is? Who took keer them? Who ast anybody to let ...
— Mingo - And Other Sketches in Black and White • Joel Chandler Harris
... the tribe by any means. Scrambling up, she shook her witch locks from her face, wrapped herself in her dingy blanket, and scuttled away, muttering maledictions under her breath. The watching group turned and followed her, and in a few seconds the gate was heard to slam shut behind them. Grant stood where he was, leaning against the milk-house wall; and when they were gone, he gave ...
— Good Indian • B. M. Bower
... the shop-windows at the time, representing him crouching over the instrument, with enormous hands spread upon the keyboard, and his fat knees crowding in to cover all the rest of the space. It was slam-bang playing, but so skilful, and with such a tickling melody, that it was irresistibly popular. His "Marche Marocaine," a brilliant tour de force, was always sure to captivate the audience; and his ...
— From the Easy Chair, vol. 1 • George William Curtis
... fear. The sound now ceased; but it was followed up by a noise like the rattling of glasses, tumbling about of the chairs and table, and Vanslyperken buried his face under the clothes. Then the door, which had been shut, was heard by him to slam like thunder; and then Snarleyyow barked loud and deep. "Oh! God forgive me!" cried the terrified lieutenant. "Our Father—which art in ...
— Snarleyyow • Captain Frederick Marryat


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