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]


 slamming
      See slam