slam

verb18

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 dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
4. •
   (informal) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

   • Don't ever slam me in front of the boss like that again!
   • Union leaders slammed the new proposals.
5. •
   To strike forcefully with some implement.

   • But Wolves went in front when Steven Fletcher headed in Stephen Hunt's cross and it was 2-0 when Geoffrey Mujangi Bia slammed in his first for the club. — 2011
6. •
   To strike against suddenly and heavily.

   • The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river.
7. •
   To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

   • D having seven Spades in his Hand wins them, and consequently slams A and B — 1742
8. •
   (slang) To defeat or overcome in a match.

   • The Armenian football team has slammed the Turks 6–0.
9. •
   To drink off, to drink quickly.

   • 17 slam some go juice Big project this afternoon? In stressful situations, glucose-rich drinks improve mood and mental performance, say Dutch researchers. — 2008
10. •
    (US, informal) To occupy and busy with a high workload.
11. •
    To compete in a poetry slam.
12. •
    (slang) To inject intravenously; shoot up.

    • I mentioned earlier how many people will draw lines in the sand that they'll never cross: some won't try Tina, others will never slam. — 2017
13. •
    (slang, vulgar) To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.

    • Your bird's textin' me 'Tremzy is the man,' You be tryna call her but she's busy gettin' slammed The way she's gettin' doggied you would think she's tryna dance — 2015
14. •
    To slam-dance.
15. •
    To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
16. •
    (slang) To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.

    • They want me nicked, they want me slammed Fuckin' snitch had me on remand — 2020
17. •
    To make a slam bid.
18. •
    Of a chaffinch: to produce a certain forceful trilling sound.

noun15

1. •
   A sudden impact or blow.

   • How many slams in an old screen door? / Depends how loud you shut it. — 1981
2. •
   The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.

   • The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam. — 1836
3. •
   A slam dunk.
4. •
   Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
5. •
   Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.

   • In the 125 Grand Prix, I. D. Fuller (4) made it a grand slam by setting the fastest time trial, winning his heat and getting the checkered flag in the final. — 1955
6. •
   (US, informal) An insult.

   • I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.
7. •
   A poetry slam.
8. •
   One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
9. •
   A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
10. •
    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.
11. •
    A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs.
12. •
    A slambook.

    • Regular friendship books had a variety of variations, such as slams, crams, and decos. — 2017
13. •
    (dialect, UK) The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
14. •
    (no longer used) A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
15. •
    (no longer used) A shambling fellow.

noun3

1. •
   Initialism of simultaneous localization and mapping.
2. •
   Acronym of stand-off land attack missile.
3. •
   Acronym of supersonic low altitude missile.