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slam

1

[ slam ]

verb (used with or without object)

slammed, slamming.
  1. to shut with force and noise:

    to slam the door.

  2. to dash, strike, knock, thrust, throw, slap down, etc., with violent and noisy impact:

    He slammed his books upon the table.

  3. Informal. to criticize harshly; attack verbally:

    He slammed my taste mercilessly.



noun

  1. a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
  2. the noise so made.
  3. Usually the slam. Slang. slammer ( def 2 ).
  4. Informal. a harsh criticism; verbal attack:

    I am sick of your slams.

  5. Informal.
    1. Also called poetry slam. a competitive, usually boisterous poetry reading.
    2. a usually competitive performance involving multiple performers with short acts: a tap dance slam.

      puppet slams;

      a tap dance slam.

slam

2

[ slam ]

noun

Cards.
  1. the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam ( def 1 ), little slam.
  2. an old type of card game associated with ruff.

slam

1

/ ²õ±ôæ³¾ /

verb

  1. to cause (a door or window) to close noisily and with force or (of a door, etc) to close in this way
  2. tr to throw (something) down noisily and violently
  3. slang.
    tr to criticize harshly
  4. informal.
    intr; usually foll by into or out of to go (into or out of a room, etc) in violent haste or anger
  5. tr to strike with violent force
  6. informal.
    tr to defeat easily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or noise of slamming
  2. slang.
    harsh criticism or abuse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slam

2

/ ²õ±ôæ³¾ /

noun

    1. the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little slam or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
    2. the bid to do so in bridge See grand slam little slam
  1. an old card game
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slam

3

/ ²õ±ôæ³¾ /

noun

  1. a poetry contest in which entrants compete with each other by reciting their work and are awarded points by the audience
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slam1

First recorded in 1650–60; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish slamra “to bang (a door), slamâ€

Origin of slam2

First recorded in 1660–70; perhaps special use of slam 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slam1

C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse slamra, Norwegian slemma, Swedish dialect ²õ±ôä³¾³¾²¹

Origin of slam2

C17: of uncertain origin

Origin of slam3

C20: origin unknown
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