SLAMMING

SLAM

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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Verb

slamming

present participle of slam

Adjective

slamming (comparative more slamming, superlative most slamming)

(slang) Great; awesome.

Noun

slamming (plural slammings)

The act of something being slammed.

Anagrams

• lammings

Source: Wiktionary

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SLAM

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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