v. t. | 1. | To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; | |||
2. | To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; - usually with down; | ||||
3. | To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff. | ||||
4. | To strike down; to slaughter. | ||||
5. | To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
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v. i. | 1. | To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise; | |||
n. | 1. | The act of one who, or that which, slams. | |||
2. | The shock and noise produced in slamming. | ||||
3. | (Card Playing) Winning all the tricks of a deal (called, in bridge, | ||||
4. | The refuse of alum works. |
Noun | 1. | slam - winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge Synonyms: sweep |
2. | slam - the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects | |
3. | slam - a forceful impact that makes a loud noise | |
4. | slam - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" | |
Verb | 1. | slam - close violently; "He slammed the door shut" Synonyms: bang |
2. | slam - strike violently; "slam the ball" Synonyms: bang | |
3. | slam - dance the slam dance | |
4. | slam - throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" Synonyms: flap down |
1. | (language) | SLAM - Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling. | |
2. | SLAM - A continuous simulation language. ["SLAM - A New Continuous Simulation Language", N.A. Wallington et al, in SCS Simulation Council Proc Series: Toward Real-Time Simulation (Languages, Models and Systems), R.E. Crosbie et al eds, 6(1):85-89 (Dec 1976)]. |