SLAM

shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe

(noun) 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”

slam

(noun) a forceful impact that makes a loud noise

slam

(noun) the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects

slam, sweep

(noun) winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

slam, bang

(verb) strike violently; “slam the ball”

slam, flap down

(verb) throw violently; “He slammed the book on the table”

slam, bang

(verb) close violently; “He slammed the door shut”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

slam (third-person singular simple present slams, present participle slamming, simple past and past participle slammed)

(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

(transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)

(transitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.

(intransitive) To strike against suddenly and heavily.

(transitive, colloquial) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

(basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.

(intransitive, bridge) To make a slam bid.

(transitive, card games) To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

(transitive, slang) To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.

(transitive) To drink off, to drink quickly.

To compete in a poetry slam.

(transitive, drugs, slang) To inject intravenously; shoot up.

Synonyms

• (drink quickly): See also drink

• (shoot up): bang

Noun

slam (countable and uncountable, plural slams)

(countable) A sudden impact or blow.

(countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.

(countable, basketball) A slam dunk.

(countable, colloquial, US) An insult.

(uncountable) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.

A poetry slam.

A slambook.

(UK, dialect) The refuse of alum works.

(music genre) A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs

Etymology 2

Noun

slam (countable and uncountable, plural slams)

(uncountable, obsolete) 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.

Synonym: spit

(countable, cards) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.

(countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.

(countable, sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.

Verb

slam (third-person singular simple present slams, present participle slamming, simple past and past participle slammed)

(transitive, card games) To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

Etymology 3

Noun

slam (plural slams)

(obsolete) A shambling fellow.

Anagrams

• AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, SAML, alms, lams, mals, masl, salm

Noun

SLAM (uncountable)

(computer science) Initialism of simultaneous localization and mapping.

Anagrams

• AMLs, AMSL, LAMs, Lams, SAML, alms, lams, mals, masl, salm

Source: Wiktionary

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Slam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slamming.] Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra, sl, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. slämma.]

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.

Slam, v. i.

Definition: 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, 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. Dickens.

3. (Card Playing)

Definition: Winning all the tricks of a deal.

4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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