slam

verb

1. (ergative, transitive)To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.

   “Don't slam the door!”

   “Britain’s borders: wide open to Covid, slammed shut for people in need [title]”

2. (ergative, transitive)To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)

   “Don't slam that trunk down on the pavement!”

   “The New South Wales police commissioner has defended the officer who was filmed slamming an Indigenous boy face-first on to a pavement in Sydney, saying the officer “had a bad day”.”

3. (ambitransitive)To strike forcefully with some implement.

   “But Wolves went in front when Steven Fletcher headed in Stephen Hunt's cross and it was 2-0 when Geoffrey Mujangi Bia slammed in his first for the club.”

4. (intransitive)To strike against suddenly and heavily.

   “The boat slammed into the bank and we were almost thrown into the river.”

   “The 6-ton fishing boat Kuanghua 15638 was slammed by the communist vessel near the Liuchuan reefs off the coast of Chukuang and drifted toward Nanchu after the collision.”

   “Seven people were killed and 66 injured after a High Speed Train slammed into a stationary vehicle that had been parked across the main line by a suicidal driver.”

5. (slang, transitive)To strike and take the life of or at least incapacitate for some time.

   “They want me nicked, they want me slammed Fuckin' snitch had me on remand”

6. (slang, transitive)To defeat or overcome in a match.

   “The Armenian football team has slammed the Turks 6–0.”

7. (colloquial, transitive)To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

   “Don't ever slam me in front of the boss like that again!”

   “Union leaders slammed the new proposals.”

   “Critics slammed the new film, calling it violent and meaningless.”

   “For years we have kept our mouths shut about Rita Mae, always reluctant to slam one of our own, particularly one who used to be pretty good.”

   “Roger Stone slammed Ivanka Trump after not getting pardoned, video shows[.] Republican operative calls Trump an ‘abortionist bitch’ in video released by film-maker who provided footage to January 6 panel[.]”

8. To compete in a poetry slam.
9. (intransitive)To slam-dance.
10. To dunk forcefully, to slam dunk.
11. (transitive)To move a customer from one service provider to another without their consent.
12. (transitive)To drink off, to drink quickly.

    “17 slam some go juice Big project this afternoon? In stressful situations, glucose-rich drinks improve mood and mental performance, say Dutch researchers.”

13. (ambitransitive, slang)To inject intravenously; shoot up.

    “I mentioned earlier how many people will draw lines in the sand that they'll never cross: some won't try Tina, others will never slam.”

14. (slang, transitive, vulgar)To perform coitus upon forcefully; to rail.

    “Your bird's textin' me 'Tremzy is the man,' You be tryna call her but she's busy gettin' slammed The way she's gettin' doggied you would think she's tryna dance”

15. (US, informal)To occupy and busy with a high workload.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:slam. And Citations:slammed.”

16. (intransitive)Of a chaffinch: to produce a certain forceful trilling sound.

    “Slamming was formerly disregarded, not being considered a good property, as birds singing their natural note (those caught after moulting in the fields) were distinctly designated rough slamming birds.”

17. (transitive)To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.

    “D having seven Spades in his Hand wins them, and consequently slams A and B”

18. (intransitive)To make a slam bid.

noun

1. (countable)A sudden impact or blow.

   “How many slams in an old screen door? / Depends how loud you shut it.”

2. (countable)The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.

   “The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.”

3. (countable)A slam dunk.
4. (countable)One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
5. (US, colloquial, countable)An insult.

   “I don't mean this as a slam, but you can be really impatient sometimes.”

   ““Well,” I says, “I cal'late a body could get used to Tophet if he stayed there long enough.” ¶ She flared up; the least mite of a slam at Doctor Wool was enough to set her going.”

6. (UK, dialectal, uncountable)The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
7. (countable, uncountable)A poetry slam.
8. (countable, uncountable)A slambook.

   “Regular friendship books had a variety of variations, such as slams, crams, and decos.”

   “Pen pals also make and pass around friendship books, slams and crams. In recent years, pen pal correspondence with prison inmates has gained acceptance on the Internet.”

9. (uncountable)A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs.
10. (obsolete, uncountable)A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
11. (countable, uncountable)A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
12. (countable)Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
13. (countable)A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
14. (countable)Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.

    “In the 125 Grand Prix, I. D. Fuller (4) made it a grand slam by setting the fastest time trial, winning his heat and getting the checkered flag in the final.”

    “I have never been a fan of tennis, I'll be honest, but even I can appreciate a great tennis player when I see one, and one of the finest of all was the American champion, Andre Agassi. Agassi was at one time number one in the world. He won eight grand slam titles (including a Wimbledon title) and a gold medal in the Olympic Games.”

    “Musso then passed Collins and, only briefly, it looked as though there might be a Ferrari grand slam.”

15. (obsolete)A shambling fellow.
16. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of simultaneous localization and mapping.
17. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Acronym of supersonic low altitude missile.
18. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Acronym of stand-off land attack missile.