slam

/slæm/

noun

1
A sudden impact or blow.
2
The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
3
A slam dunk.
4
An insult.
“I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.”
5
The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
6
A poetry slam.
7
A slambook.
8
The refuse of alum works.
9
A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs

1
To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
“Don't slam the door!”
2
To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)
“Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!”
3
To strike forcefully with some implement.
4
To strike against suddenly and heavily.
“The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river.”
5
To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
“Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless.”
6
To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
7
To make a slam bid.
8
To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
9
To change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.
10
To drink off, to drink quickly.
11
To compete in a poetry slam.
12
To inject intravenously; shoot up.

1
A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
2
A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
3
Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
4
A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
5
Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.

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