[syn: slam, flap down]
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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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).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slam
n 1: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn:
slam, sweep]
2: the noise made by the forceful 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, slam,
dig, barb, jibe, gibe]
v 1: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: slam,
bang]
2: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: slam, bang]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: slam dance, slam, mosh,
thrash]
4: throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" [syn:
slam, flap down]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
SLAM
1. Simulation Language for Alternative
Modeling.
2. A continuous simulation language.
["SLAM - A New Continuous Simulation Language",
N.A. Wallington et al, in SCS Simulation Council Proc Series:
Toward Real-Time Simulation (Languages, Models and Systems),
R.E. Crosbie et al eds, 6(1):85-89 (Dec 1976)].
(1995-03-03)