Meaning of slam | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sudden impact or blow.
   countable
2. A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
   obsolete, uncountable
3. A shambling fellow.
   obsolete
4. Initialism of simultaneous localization and mapping.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
5. The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
   countable
6. 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.
   countable, uncountable
7. Acronym of supersonic low altitude missile.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
8. A slam dunk.
   countable
9. Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
   countable
10. Acronym of stand-off land attack missile.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
11. One of the competitions of the yearly Grand Slam events.
    countable
12. A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
    countable
13. An insult.
    US, colloquial, countable
14. Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
    countable
15. The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
    UK, dialectal, uncountable
16. A poetry slam.
    countable, uncountable
17. A slambook.
    countable, uncountable
18. A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs.
    uncountable

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Examples

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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