slam
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/slæm/
English
Definitions
noun
- A sudden impact or blow.
- The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- A slam dunk.
- An insult.“I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.”
verb
- To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.“Don't slam the door!”
- To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)“Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!”
- To strike forcefully with some implement.
- To strike against suddenly and heavily.“The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river.”
noun
- 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.
verb
- To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
noun
- A shambling fellow.