SLAM in English dictionary

  • slam

    Meanings and definitions of "SLAM"

    • (obsolete) A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
    • (card games) Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
    • (countable, bridge (card game)) A bid of six ( small slam ) or seven ( grand slam ) in a suit or no trump.
    • (transitive, card games) To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
    • (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
    • (transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down , against or into.)
    • (transitive) To strike forcefully with some implement.
    • (transitive, colloquial) To speak badly of.
    • (basketball) To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
    • (intransitive, bridge (card game)) To make a slam bid.
    • (transitive) to change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.
    • to drink off, to drink quickly
    • (countable) A sudden impact or blow.
    • (countable) The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
    • (countable) (basketball) A slam dunk.
    • (countable, colloquial, US) An insult.
    • (uncountable) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
    • (countable, prison) A meal where ingredients are shared by three or more people to create dinner.
    • A poetry slam.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A sudden impact or blow.
    • noun
      (countable)
      The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
    • noun
      (countable, basketball)
      A slam dunk.
    • noun
      (countable, colloquial, US)
      An insult.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
    • noun
      A poetry slam.
    • noun
      (Britain, dialect)
      The refuse of alum works.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
    • noun
      (card games)
      Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
    • noun
      (countable, bridge)
      A bid of six ( small slam) or seven ( grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
    • verb
      (transitive, card games)
      To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
    • verb
      (transitive, ergative)
      To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
    • verb
      (transitive, ergative)
      To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To strike forcefully with some implement.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
    • verb
      (basketball)
      To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
    • verb
      (intransitive, bridge)
      To make a slam bid.
    • verb
      (transitive, card games)
      To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.
    • verb
      to drink off, to drink quickly
    • verb
      to compete in a poetry slam
    • To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise
    • To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise
    • To strike forcefully with some implement
    • To speak badly of
    • An act of slamming
    • The shock and noise produced by slamming
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a forceful impact that makes a loud noise
    • noun
      the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
    • noun
      winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
    • verb
      close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
    • verb
      dance the slam dance
    • verb
      strike violently; "slam the ball"
    • verb
      throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table"

    Synonyms of "SLAM" in English dictionary

    flap down, victory, shaft are the top synonyms of "SLAM" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of SLAM

    • slam ( countable and uncountable;  plural  slams)
    • slam, slammed, slamming, slams
    • slam ( plural  slams)
    • slam ( third-person singular simple present slams, present participle slamming, simple past and past participle slammed)
    • slam (countable and uncountable, plural slams)
    • slam (plural slams)
    • slam (third-person singular simple present slams, present participle slamming, simple past and past participle slammed)
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