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Webster 1913 Edition
Slam
Slam
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Slammed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slamming
.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
slamra
, slambra
, sl[GREEK]ma
, Norw. slemba
, slemma
, dial. Sw. slämma
.] 1.
To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang;
as, he
. slammed
the door2.
To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; – usually with down;
as, to
. slam
a trunk down on the pavement3.
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
,Verb.
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
Slam
,Noun.
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.
4.
The refuse of alum works.
[Prov. Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Slam
SLAM
,Verb.
T.
1.
To strike with force and noise; to shut against; a violent shutting of a door.2.
To beat; to cuff.3.
To strike down; to slaughter.4.
To win all the tricks in a hand; as we say, to take all at a stroke or dash.