SLAM
WordNet
noun
(1) 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"
(2) A forceful impact that makes a loud noise
(3) The noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
(4) Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
verb
(5) Strike violently
"Slam the ball"
(6) Throw violently
"He slammed the book on the table"
(7) Close violently
"He slammed the door shut"
(8) Dance the slam dance
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Probably from a Scandinavian word, cognate with Norwegian slamre, Swedish slemma.
Noun
- An act of slamming.
- The shock and noise produced by slamming.
- A slam dunk.
- A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
- An insult.
- I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.
- The refuse of alum works.
- A meal where ingredients are shared by three or more people to create dinner.
- A poetry slam.
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 defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
- To speak badly of.
- Don't ever slam me in front of the boss like that again!
- To dunk forcefully.
- To make a slam bid.
- to, without clear (if any) consent, change telephone carriers on a customer