Definition of Slam

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Definition of Slam

Slam

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).

To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the door.

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

To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff.

To strike down; to slaughter.

To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

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.

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

The shock and noise produced in slamming.

Winning all the tricks of a deal.

The refuse of alum works.

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Slam Quotations

It's not a slam at you when people are rude, it's a slam at the people they've met before.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I couldn't care less if the guy I'm guarding has HIV. I'm going to slam him anyway.
Dennis Rodman

I just don't want to live like I used to. And at some point, I'm going to put a gag order on myself in terms of talking about the past. I've got to slam the door and deal with the present and the future.
Charlie Sheen

Japan is dealing us a dead hand. For two years we have watched the Japanese drag their feet and we can't let them continue to slam the door in our faces.
Craig L. Thomas

Jerry often says that Slam Bradley was really the forerunner of Superman, because we turned it out with no restrictions, complete freedom to do what we wanted; the only problem was that we had a deadline.
Joe Shuster

Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.
Don Herold

The funniest thing happened in one of my first scenes. In the beginning Emma was really arrogant and punk and in every scene she would slam the door when she walked in or out.
Dannii Minogue

Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.
Robert Mondavi

Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.
Tracy Austin

Slam Translations

slam in Dutch is dichtslaan
slam in German is zuknallen, zuschlagen
slam in Italian is sbattere

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