1. v. & n.
--v. (slammed, slamming)
1. tr. & intr. shut forcefully and loudly.
2 tr. put down (an object) with a similar sound.
3 intr. move violently (he slammed out of the room).
4 tr. & intr. put or come into sudden action (slam the brakes on).
5 tr. sl. criticize severely.
6 tr. sl. hit.
7 tr. sl. gain an easy victory over.
--n.
1. a sound of or as of a slammed door.
2 the shutting of a door etc. with a loud bang.
3 (usu. prec. by the) US sl. prison.
Etymology: prob. f. Scand.: cf. ON slam(b)ra 2. n. Cards the winning of every trick in a game.
Phrases and idioms:
grand slam 1 Bridge the winning of 13 tricks.
2 the winning of all of a group of championships or matches in a sport. small (or little) slam Bridge the winning of 12 tricks.
Etymology: orig. name of a card-game: perh. f. obs. slampant trickery