From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slam \Slam\, v. i.
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slam \Slam\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, slams.
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2. The shock and noise produced in slamming.
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The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.
--Dickens.
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3. (Card Playing) Winning all the tricks of a deal (called,
in bridge,
grand slam, the winning of all but one of the thirteen
tricks being called a
little slam or
small slam).
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4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slam \Slam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slammed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slamming.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra,
sl?ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl[aum]mma.]
1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he
slammed the door.
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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.
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3. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat
or cuff. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks
of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle.
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To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. "He slammed to
the door." --W. D. Howells.
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