| Slam (slam) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Slam |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Slammed (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Slamming.] [Of Scand. origin] cf. Icel. slamra,
slambra, sl(?)ma, Norw. slemba, slemma,
dial. Sw. sl[u |
To shut with
force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he slammed the
door.
To put in or on some place with force and
loud noise; -- usually with down; as, to slam a trunk
down on the pavement.
To strike with some implement with force;
hence, to beat or cuff.
To strike down; to slaughter.
To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning
all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
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To come or swing
against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a
shock and noise; as, a door or shutter slams.
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The act
of one who, or that which, slams.
The shock and noise produced in
slamming.
Winning all the
tricks of a deal.
The refuse of alum works.
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| Slam (slam) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Slam |
| (Card Playing) |
Winning all the tricks of a deal (called, in bridge,
grand slam, the winning of all but one of the
thirteen tricks being called a little
slam).
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