slam

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: sweepshotshaftdigbarbjibegibebangslam dancemoshthrashflap down

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridgeSynonyms: 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”Synonyms: shotshaftdigbarbjibegibe

Verb (4)

  1. close violently“He slammed the door shut”Synonyms: bang
  2. strike violently“slam the ball”Synonyms: bang
  3. dance the slam danceSynonyms: slam dancemoshthrash
  4. throw violently“He slammed the book on the table”Synonyms: flap down
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
Slam \Slam\, n.

1.The act of one who, or that which, slams. [1913 Webster]

2.The shock and noise produced in slamming. [1913 Webster]

The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.— Dickens.[1913 Webster]

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.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

4.To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

5.To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle. [1913 Webster]

To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. "He slammed to the door." --W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

SLAM

1.<language> 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)

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