slams
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slam
• salms
Source: Wiktionary
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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
