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   Slam (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slammed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slamming.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra, slma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. slämma.]
   1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, “he slammed the door”.
   
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   2. To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; -- usually with down; as, “to slam a trunk down on the pavement”.
   
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   3. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat or cuff. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.  Hoyle.
   
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   To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. “He slammed to the door.” W. D. Howells.
   
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   Slam, v. i. 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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   Slam, n.
   1. The act of one who, or that which, slams.
   
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   2. The shock and noise produced in slamming.
   
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   The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam. Dickens.
   
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   3. (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 or small slam).
   
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   4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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