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Slam
Slam 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.
Slam
Slam Slam, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, slams.
2. The shock and noise produced in slamming.
The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.
--Dickens.
3. (Card Playing) Winning all the tricks of a deal.
4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]
SlamSlam Slam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slammed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slamming.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra,
sl?ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl["a]mma.]
1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he
slammed the door.
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.
3. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat
or cuff. [Prov. Eng.]
4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]
5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks
of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle.
To slam to, to shut or close with a slam. ``He slammed to
the door.' --W. D. Howells. SlamSlam Slam, n. (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).
Meaning of Slam from wikipedia
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Slam,
SLAM or
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Grand Slam in
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major championships in one
discipline in a
calendar year. In doubles, a
Grand Slam may be...
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Grand Slam or
grand slam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Grand Slam or
Grand slam may
refer to:
Grand slam,
winning category terminology originating...
- This
article details the list of women's
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taken place in
history and have affected...
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poetry slam is a
competitive art
event in
which poets perform spoken word
poetry before a live
audience and a
panel of judges.
Poetry slams began in...
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notebook (commonly the spiral-bound type) that is p****ed
among children and teenagers. The
keeper of the book
starts by
posting a question...
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championships in the same
calendar year
constitutes the
Grand Slam. The
modern (professional)
Grand Slam would mean
winning The Open Championship, U.S. Open, PGA...
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Grand Slam is an
accomplishment recognized by
various professional wrestling promotions in the
United States and ****an. It is a
distinction given to...
- The NBA
Slam Dunk
Contest (officially
known as the AT&T
Slam Dunk) is an
annual National Basketball ****ociation (NBA)
competition held
during the NBA All-Star...
- A
slam dunk, also
simply known as a dunk, is a type of
basketball shot that is
performed when a
player jumps in the air,
controls the ball
above the horizontal...
