slam

slam
slam1
/slam/, v., slammed, slamming, n.
v.t., v.i.
1. to shut with force and noise: to slam the door.
2. to dash, strike, knock, thrust, throw, slap down, etc., with violent and noisy impact: He slammed his books upon the table.
3. Informal. to criticize harshly; attack verbally: He slammed my taste mercilessly.
n.
4. a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
5. the noise so made.
6. Usually, the slam. Slang. slammer (def. 2).
7. Informal. a harsh criticism; verbal attack: I am sick of your slams.
8. Informal. a competitive, usually boisterous poetry reading.
[1650-60; perh < Scand; cf. Icel, Norw, Sw slamra to slam]
slam2
/slam/, n. Cards.
1. the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Cf. grand slam (def. 1), little slam.
2. an old type of card game associated with ruff.
[1615-25; perh. special use of SLAM1]

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