slam¹ /slam/

1. To shut or strike with violence and noise
2. To bang
3. To censure, harshly criticize (informal)
4. (of a telecommunications provider) to transfer a customer's account to another supplier without permission (informal)

1. The act or sound of slamming
2. A harsh criticism (informal)
3. (also poetry slam) a competitive event at which poets take turns to perform their work and are judged on content and delivery

With a slam (also figurative)

slammˈer noun (slang)

1. Prison
2. A fizzy cocktail, usu made with tequila, imbibed in a single swift motion shortly after the glass has been slammed against a table or similar surface
3. A slam dancer

slammˈing or slammˈin’ adjective (slang)

1. Excellent, admirable
2. Lively, energetic

slamˈ-bang adverb (chiefly N American)

1. A variant of slap-bang
2. Carelessly

slamˈ-dance intransitive verb

slam dancer noun

slam dancing noun

(at, esp heavy metal, rock concerts) the practice of leaping in the air and crashing into others in the crowd (also slammˈing)

slam dunk noun

1. An act of jumping above the basket and forcing the ball downwards to score (basketball)
2. A dramatic and unqualified success (figurative)

slamˈ-dunkˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb (basketball)

To jump up and force the ball down through the basket

slamming stile noun (building)

The upright member of a doorcase against which the door shuts and into which the bolt of a rim lock engages

slam² /slam/

1. An old card game, also called ruff or trump
2. (in whist) the winning of every trick
3. (in bridge) the winning of every trick (grand slam) or of all but one (small or little slam)

To inflict a slam upon

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