slam

/slæm/ · noun

Meaning

A sudden impact or blow.
The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
A slam dunk.
An insult.
The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
A poetry slam.
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
To strike forcefully with some implement.
To strike against suddenly and heavily.
To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
A shambling fellow.

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