I. ˈslam noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1660
1. : grand slam
2. : little slam
II. noun
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slamre to bang, Swedish slamra to rattle
Date: 1672
1. : a heavy blow or impact
2.
a. : a noisy violent closing
b. : a banging noise ; especially : one made by the slam of a door
3. : a cutting or violent criticism
4. : slammer
5. : a poetry competition performed before judges
III. verb
( slammed ; slam·ming )
Date: circa 1691
transitive verb
1. : to strike or beat hard : knock
2. : to shut forcibly and noisily : bang
3.
a. : to set or slap down violently or noisily
slammed down the phone
b. : to propel, thrust, or produce by or as if by striking hard
slam on the brakes
slammed the car into a wall
4. : to criticize harshly
intransitive verb
1. : to make a banging noise
2. : to function (as in moving) with emphatic and usually noisy vigor
the hurricane slammed into the coast
slammed out of the room
3. : to utter verbal abuse or harsh criticism