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Definition of 'slam'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) slam
to shut with force and noise:
to slam the door.

2.  slam
to dash, strike, throw, etc., with violent, noisy impact:
She slammed the book on the table.

3.  slam
to hit, push, block, etc., so as to cause a violent noise (often fol. by on):
If you slam on the brakes, the car will skid.

4.  slam
to criticize harshly.

5. (v.i.) slam
to shut, stop, or make an impact with force and noise:
The truck slammed into the wall.

6.  slam
to move or act with a noisy vigor, force, or violence.

7. (n.) slam
a violent, noisy closing, dashing, or impact.

8.  slam
the noise so made.

9.  slam
Usu., the slam.Slang.

10.  slam
a harsh criticism.

11.  slam
a competitive, usu. boisterous poetry reading.

12. (n.) slam
the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal of cards.

Etymology: (1615–25; of uncert. orig.)

Definition of 'slam'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) slam, sweep
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

2. (noun) slam
the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects

3. (noun) slam
a forceful impact that makes a loud noise

4. (verb) shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
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"

5. (verb) slam, bang
close violently
"He slammed the door shut"

6. (verb) slam, bang
strike violently
"slam the ball"

7. (verb) slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash
dance the slam dance

8. (verb) slam, flap down
throw violently
"He slammed the book on the table"

Definition of 'slam'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) slam
to hit or move into with great force
The speeding truck slammed into the wall.; The door slammed shut.; She slammed the phone down.; A huge storm slammed the coast.

2. slam
to criticize harshly
Critics slammed the play.

Definition of 'slam'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) slam
the act of one who, or that which, slams

2. (noun) slam
the shock and noise produced in slamming

3. (noun) slam
winning all the tricks of a deal

4. (noun) slam
the refuse of alum works

5. (verb) slam
to shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door

6. (verb) slam
to put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the pavement

7. (verb) slam
to strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff

8. (verb) slam
to strike down; to slaughter

9. (verb) slam
to defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand

10. (verb) slam
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

Translation of 'slam'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to shut with violence usually making a loud noise The door suddenly slammed (shut); He slammed the door in my face.
Afrikaans: klap	Arabic: يُغْلِق الباب	Bulgarian: затръшвам (се)
Brazilian: bater	Czech: zabouchnout (se)	German: zuknallen
Danish: smække	Greek: χτυπώ απότομα, βαράω	Spanish: cerrar de golpe
Estonian: prantsatades sulgema	Farsi: محكم بستن	Finnish: läimäyttää
French: claquer	Hebrew: לִטרוֹק	Hindi: जोर से बंद करना
Croatian: zalupiti	Hungarian: becsap	Indonesian: menghempaskan
Icelandic: skella (aftur)	Italian: sbattere	Japanese: ぱたんと閉める
Korean: (문 등을) 쾅 닫다	Lithuanian: (užsi)trenkti	Latvian: aizcirst (durvis); aizcir
Malay: menghempaskan	Dutch: dichtsmijten	Norwegian: smelle, slå/slenge igjen
Polish: zatrzaskiwać	Persian: محكم بستن	Pashto: په خپرپ پورې كول (لكه ور،
Portuguese: bater	Romanian: a trânti	Russian: захлопывать(ся)
Slovak: zabuchnúť (sa)	Slovenian: zaloputniti (se)	Serbian: zalupiti
Swedish: slå, smälla, drämma	Thai: ปิดเสียงดัง	Turkish: çarparak kapa(n)mak
Taiwanese: 猛力大聲關上	Ukrainian: грюкати	Urdu: زور سے یا دھڑ سے بند کرنا
Vietnamese: đóng sầm	Chinese: 砰地关上门
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