SLAM

I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1660 grand ~ , little ~ , II. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian ~re to bang, Swedish ~ra to rattle Date: 1672 a heavy blow or impact, 2. a noisy violent closing, a banging noise, a cutting or violent criticism, ~mer , a poetry competition performed before judges, III. verb (~med; ~ming) Date: circa 1691 transitive verb to strike or beat hard ; knock , to shut forcibly and noisily ; bang , 3. to set or slap down violently or noisily , to propel, thrust, or produce by or as if by striking hard , to criticize harshly, intransitive verb to make a banging noise, to function (as in moving) with emphatic and usually noisy vigor , to utter verbal abuse or harsh criticism