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Slam v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slammed p. pr. & vb. n. Slamming.]
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.
To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. “He slammed to the door.” --W. D. Howells.
slam
n 1: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: sweep]
2: the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects
3: a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
4: 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" [syn: shot, shaft, dig,
barb, jibe, gibe]
v 1: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: bang]
2: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: bang]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: slam dance, mosh, thrash]
4: throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn: flap
down]
[also: slamming, slammed]