The Wordsmith Dictionary

Slam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slamming. ] Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra, sl, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. slämma.]

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. Hoyle. To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. "He slammed to the door. " W. D. Howells.

SLAM

SLAM Slam, v. i.

Defn: 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.

SLAM

SLAM Slam, n.

1. The act of one who, or that which, slams.

2. The shock and noise produced in slamming. The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam. Dickens.

3. (Card Playing )

Defn: Winning all the tricks of a deal.

4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng. ]

SLAM-BANG

SLAM-BANG Slam "-bang `, adv.

Defn: With great violence; with a slamming or banging noise. [Colloq. ]

SLAMKIN; SLAMMERKIN

Slam "kin, Slam "mer *kin, n. Etym: [Cf. G. schlampe, schlamp, dim. schlämpchen; schlampen to dangle, to be slovenly in one's dress. ]

Defn: A slut; a slatternly woman. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]

New American Oxford Dictionary

slam

slam 1 |slam slæm | ▶verb ( slams, slamming , slammed ) [ with obj. ] shut (a door, window, or lid ) forcefully and loudly: he slams the door behind him as he leaves. • [ no obj. ] be closed forcefully and loudly: she heard a car door slam. • push or put somewhere with great force: Charlie slammed down the phone. • [ no obj. ] (slam into ) crash into; collide heavily with: the car mounted the sidewalk, slamming into a lamppost. • informal hit (something ) with great force in a particular direction: he slammed a shot into the net. • put (something ) into action suddenly or forcefully: I slammed on the brakes. • [ no obj. ] move violently or loudly: he slammed out of the room. • (usu. be slammed ) informal criticize severely: his efforts to slam the president destroyed his own campaign. • informal score points against or gain a victory over (someone ) easily: the Blue Devils slammed Kansas to win the title. • (often as noun slamming ) (of a telephone company ) take over the account of (a telephone customer ) without their permission. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door: the back door closed with a slam. 2 (usu. the slam ) informal prison. [abbr. of slammer . ] 3 a poetry contest in which competitors recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience, the winner being elected after several elimination rounds. [of unknown origin. ] ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse slam (b )ra .

slam

slam 2 |slæm slam | ▶noun Bridge a grand slam (all thirteen tricks ) or small slam (twelve tricks ), for which bonus points are scored if bid and made. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally the name of a card game ): perhaps from obsolete slampant ‘trickery. ’

slam-bang

slam-bang informal ▶adjective exciting and energetic: a slam-bang action cartoon. • with no niceties, subtleties, or restraints; direct and forceful: the slam-bang world of daily journalism. ▶adverb suddenly and forcefully or violently: I walked slam-bang into this character.

slam-dancing

slam-danc ing ▶noun a form of dancing to rock music in which the dancers deliberately collide with one another. DERIVATIVES slam-dance verb, slam danc er noun

slam dunk

slam dunk |ˈslæm ˌdənk | ▶noun Basketball a shot in which a player thrusts the ball forcefully down through the basket. • [ usu. as modifier ] informal something reliable or unfailing; a foregone conclusion or certainty: a movie predicted to be the season's one slam-dunk hit. ▶verb ( slam-dunk ) [ with obj. ] thrust (the ball ) forcefully down through the basket. • informal defeat or dismiss decisively: they continue to slam-dunk every proposal we make.

slammer

slam mer |ˈslamər ˈslæmər | ▶noun 1 (usu. the slammer ) informal prison. 2 a person who deliberately collides with others when slam-dancing.

Oxford Dictionary

slam

slam 1 |slam | ▶verb ( slams, slamming, slammed ) [ with obj. ] 1 shut (a door, window, or lid ) forcefully and loudly: he slams the door behind him as he leaves. • [ no obj. ] be closed forcefully and loudly: she heard a car door slam. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] push or put something somewhere with great force: Charlie slammed down the phone. • [ no obj. ] (slam into ) crash into; collide heavily with: the car mounted the pavement, slamming into a lamp post. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] informal hit (something ) with great force in a particular direction: he slammed a shot into the net. • put (something ) into action suddenly or forcefully: I slammed on the brakes. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move violently or loudly: he slammed out of the room. • informal, chiefly N. Amer. score points against or gain a victory over (someone ) easily. • short for slam-dance. 2 informal criticize severely: the new TV soap was slammed as being cynical and irresponsible. 3 (usu. as noun slamming ) (of a telephone company ) take over the account of (a telephone customer ) without their permission. ▶noun 1 a loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something such as a door: the door closed with a slam. 2 (usu. the slam ) N. Amer. informal prison. [abbreviation of slammer . ] 3 chiefly US a poetry contest in which competitors recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience, the winner being elected after several elimination rounds. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse slam (b )ra .

slam

slam 2 |slam | ▶noun Bridge a grand slam (all thirteen tricks ) or small slam (twelve tricks ), for which bonus points are scored if bid and made. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally the name of a card game ): perhaps from obsolete slampant ‘trickery ’.

slam-bang

slam-bang informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▶adjective exciting and energetic: a slam-bang action cartoon. • with no niceties, subtleties, or restraints; direct and forceful: the slam-bang world of daily journalism. ▶adverb suddenly and forcefully or violently: I walked slam-bang into this character.

slam-dance

slam-dance ▶verb [ no obj. ] (usu. as noun slam-dancing ) chiefly N. Amer. take part in a form of dancing to rock music in which people deliberately collide with one another. DERIVATIVES slam dancer noun

slam dunk

slam dunk ▶noun Basketball a shot in which a player thrusts the ball down through the basket. • [ usu. as modifier ] N. Amer. informal something reliable or unfailing; a foregone conclusion or certainty: the film season's one slam-dunk hit. ▶verb ( slam-dunk ) [ with obj. ] Basketball thrust (the ball ) down through the basket. • N. Amer. informal defeat or dismiss decisively: they continue to slam-dunk every proposal we make.

slammer

slam |mer |ˈslamə | ▶noun 1 (usu. the slammer ) informal prison. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a person who deliberately collides with others when slam-dancing. 3 (also tequila slammer ) a cocktail made with tequila and champagne or another fizzy drink, which is covered, slammed on the table, and then drunk in one.

slamming

slam |ming |ˈslamɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice of switching a customer from one telephone service provider to another without the customer's authorization.

American Oxford Thesaurus

slam

slam verb 1 he slammed the door behind him: bang, shut /close with a bang, shut /close noisily, shut /close with force. 2 the car slammed into a post: crash into, smash into, collide with, hit, strike, ram, plow into, run into, bump into, impact. 3 informal he was slammed by the critics. See criticize.

Oxford Thesaurus

slam

slam verb 1 he left the room, slamming the door behind him: bang, shut /close with a bang, shut /close noisily, shut /close with a crash, shut /close with force, fling shut. ANTONYMS pull something to, close gently. 2 the car mounted the pavement, slamming into a lamp post: crash into, smash into, smack into, collide with, be in collision with, hit, strike, ram, plough into, meet head-on, run into, bump into, crack into /against; N. Amer. impact. ANTONYMS miss. 3 informal he was slammed by the critics for his first-half performance. See criticize.

Duden Dictionary

Slam

Slam Substantiv, maskulin , der |slɛm |der Slam; Genitiv: des Slams, Plural: die Slams englisch Kurzwort für: Poetry-Slam

slammen

slam men schwaches Verb |ˈslɛmən |englisch an einem Poetry-Slam teilnehmen

Slam-Poetry

Slam-Po e t ry , Slam po e t ry Substantiv, feminin , die Slampoetry |ˈslɛmpoːətri ˈslɛmpoːətri |die Slam-Poetry; Genitiv: der Slam-Poetry die Slampoetry; Genitiv: der Slampoetry englisch beim Poetry-Slam vorgetragene Dichtung

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

slam

slam 1 /slæm /〖原義は「強打する」〗動詞～s /-z /; ～med /-d /; ～ming 他動詞 1 〈戸や窓など〉をバタン [ピシャリ ]と閉める ▸ Al slammed the door behind him .アルは後ろ手にドアをバタンと閉めた ▸ slam the door in A's face Aの目の前でドアをピシャリと閉める ; Aの発言を激しくはね付ける 2 «…に » …をドシン [ドサッ ]と置く , 投げ出す (down ) «on , onto , into » ▸ Angrily, she slammed down the receiver [the receiver down ].腹を立てて, 彼女は受話器をガチャンと置いた 3 〈ブレーキ〉を急に踏む (on )▸ He slammed on the brakes [the brakes on ].彼は急ブレーキをかけた 4 ｟くだけて｠…を強く打つ ▸ slam a ball over the fence ボールを場外にかっとばす .5 ｟米くだけて｠ «…のために » 〈人記事など〉を酷評する , こきおろす «for » (!新聞用語 ) .6 ｟俗｠…に楽勝する .自動詞 1 〈戸や窓などが〉バタンと閉まる ▸ The door slams. ≒The door slams shut .ドアがバタンと閉まる 2 «…に » 〈人車飛行機などが〉ドスンとぶつかる «into , against » .3 «…から » (怒って )急に出て行く «out of » .名詞 C 1 〖通例単数形で〗バタン , ピシャリ (という音 ); (バタンドシンなど )ひどい物音 ; 音を立てること ▸ with a slam バタンと 2 ｟米くだけて｠酷評 .3 刑務所 (slammer ).4 ｟米｠(詩の )朗読コンテスト .～́ d ù nk 〘バスケ〙スラムダンク〘ネットの上から勢いよく押し入れるシュート〙.

slam

slam 2 名詞 C 〘トランプ〙(ブリッジで )全勝すること, スラム (→grand slam , small little slam ).

slammer

sl á m mer 名詞 C ｟米くだけて｠〖the ～〗刑務所 .