slam1
v.
(slams, slamming, slammed)
- shut or be shut forcefully and loudly.
▸push or put somewhere with great force.
▸
(often slam into)
crash or strike heavily into.
▸put into action suddenly or forcefully:
I slammed on the brakes.
▸short for slam-dance.
- informal criticize severely.
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. easily score points against or defeat.
n.
- a loud bang caused by the forceful shutting of something.
- N. Amer. informal prison.
[abbrev. of slammer.]
- chiefly US a poetry contest in which competitors recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience.
Etymology
C17: prob. of Scand. origin.
slam2
n.
Bridge a grand slam (all thirteen tricks) or small slam (twelve tricks), for which bonus points are scored if bid and made.
Etymology
C17 (orig. the name of a card game): perh. from obs. slampant ‘trickery’.