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slam 1
(slăm)v. slammed, slam·ming, slams
v.tr.
1. To shut with force and loud noise: slammed the door.
2. To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise: slammed the book on the desk.
3. To hit or strike with great force.
4. Slang To criticize harshly; censure forcefully.
5. Slang To drink quickly (a beverage, especially an alcoholic one). Often used with back or down.
v.intr.
1. To close or swing into place with force so as to produce a loud noise.
2. To hit something with force; crash: slammed into a truck.
n.
1.
a. A forceful impact that makes a loud noise.
b. A noise so produced.
2. An act of shutting forcefully and loudly: the slam of a door.
3. Slang A harsh or devastating criticism.
4. A poetry slam.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slambra, to strike at.]
slam 2
(slăm)n.
1. The winning of all the tricks or all but one during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games.
2. A contract to make a slam.
[Origin unknown.]
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slam
(slæm)vb, slams, slamming or slammed
1. to cause (a door or window) to close noisily and with force or (of a door, etc) to close in this way
2. (tr) to throw (something) down noisily and violently
3. (tr) slang to criticize harshly
4. (intr; usually foll by into or out of) informal to go (into or out of a room, etc) in violent haste or anger
5. (tr) to strike with violent force
6. (tr) informal to defeat easily
n
7. the act or noise of slamming
8. slang harsh criticism or abuse
[C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse slamra, Norwegian slemma, Swedish dialect slämma]
slam
(slæm)n
1. (Bridge)
a. the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little slam or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
b. the bid to do so in bridge. See grand slam, little slam
2. (Card Games)
a. the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little slam or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
b. the bid to do so in bridge. See grand slam, little slam
3. (Card Games) an old card game
[C17: of uncertain origin]
slam
(slæm)n
(Poetry) a poetry contest in which entrants compete with each other by reciting their work and are awarded points by the audience
[C20: origin unknown]
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slam1
(slæm)v. slammed, slam•ming,
n. v.t.
1. to shut with force and noise: to slam the door.
2. to dash, strike, throw, etc., with violent, noisy impact: She slammed the book on the table.
3. to hit, push, block, etc., so as to cause a violent noise (often fol. by on): If you slam on the brakes, the car will skid.
4. to criticize harshly.
v.i. 5. to shut, stop, or make an impact with force and noise: The truck slammed into the wall.
6. to move or act with a noisy vigor, force, or violence.
n. 7. a violent, noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
8. the noise so made.
9. Usu., the slam.Slang. slammer (def. 2).
10. a harsh criticism.
11. a competitive, usu. boisterous poetry reading.
[1650–60; probably < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish slamra to slam]
slam2
(slæm)n.
the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal of cards. Compare grand slam (def. 1), little slam.
[1615–25; of uncertain orig.]
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Slam
of cards: a number of tricks; at bridge, six or seven.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
slam
Past participle: slammed
Gerund: slamming
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| Noun | 1. | slam - winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" grand slam - winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge little slam, small slam - winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
| 2. | slam - the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | |
| 3. | slam - a forceful impact that makes a loud noise impact - the striking of one body against another | |
| 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"comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person | |
| Verb | 1. |  slam - close violently; "He slammed the door shut" |
| 2. |  slam - strike violently; "slam the ball" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
| 3. | slam - dance the slam dance trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" | |
| 4. | slam - throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" |
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slam
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
slam
verb2. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.
Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.
3. Slang. To criticize harshly and devastatingly:
blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash.
Informal: roast.
Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to.
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Translations
صَوْت إغلاق الباب بِشِدَّهيَصْطَدِميُغْلِق البابيُغْلِقُ بِعُنْفٍ
bouchnutínarazitprásknoutzabouchnout
smækkesmældbraghamresmadre
loukkauspaiskata
zalupiti
becsap ásnekiütközik
skellaskella á/inn ískellur
バタンと閉める
(...을) 쾅 닫다
užsitrenkti
aizciršanāsaizcirstaizcirstiesietriektiestrieciena troksnis
zabuchnúť
treskzaloputniti
slå igen
ปิดดังปัง
çarparak kapa makçarpmakhızla çarpmakkapı çarpmasıküüt/güüm sesi
đóng sầm
slam
[slæm]A. N
1. [of door] → portazo m
to close the door with a slam → dar un portazo, cerrar la puerta de un portazo
to close the door with a slam → dar un portazo, cerrar la puerta de un portazo
B. VT
1. (= strike) to slam the door → dar un portazo, cerrar (la puerta) de un portazo
to slam sth shut → cerrar algo de golpe
to slam sth (down) on the table → dejar de golpe algo sobre la mesa, estampar algo sobre la mesa
to slam on the brakes → dar un frenazo
he slammed the ball into the net → disparó la pelota a la red
to slam sth shut → cerrar algo de golpe
to slam sth (down) on the table → dejar de golpe algo sobre la mesa, estampar algo sobre la mesa
to slam on the brakes → dar un frenazo
he slammed the ball into the net → disparó la pelota a la red
2. (= criticize) → vapulear, criticar severamente
3. (= defeat) → cascar, dar una paliza a
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slam
[ˈslæm] vt
[+ door, window] → claquer
to slam the door → claquer la porte
She went out, slamming the door behind her → Elle sortit, claquant la porte derrière elle.
to slam the door → claquer la porte
She went out, slamming the door behind her → Elle sortit, claquant la porte derrière elle.
vi
(= collide) to slam into sth → s'écraser contre qch
The plane slammed into the building → L'avion s'écrasa contre le bâtiment.
The plane slammed into the building → L'avion s'écrasa contre le bâtiment.
n [door] → claquement m
to slam the phone down → raccrocher brutalementslam-dunk [ˌslæmˈdʌŋk] (BASKETBALL)
slam down
vt septo slam the phone down → raccrocher brutalementslam-dunk [ˌslæmˈdʌŋk] (BASKETBALL)
n → smash m, slam-dunk m
vt → smasher
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
slam
n
(of door etc) → Zuschlagen nt, → Zuknallen nt no pl; (of fist etc) → Aufschlagen nt no pl; with a slam → mit voller Wucht
vt
(= close violently) → zuschlagen, zuknallen; to slam the door (lit, fig) → die Tür zuschlagen; to slam something shut → etw zuknallen; to slam the door in somebody’s face → jdm die Tür vor der Nase zumachen; to slam home a bolt → einen Riegel vorwerfen
(inf: = put, throw etc with force) → knallen (inf); he slammed his fist into my face → er knallte mir die Faust ins Gesicht (inf); she slammed her fist on the table → sie knallte mit der Faust auf den Tisch (inf); to slam the brakes on (inf) → auf die Bremse latschen (inf)
(inf, = defeat) → vernichtend schlagen, am Boden zerstören
vi
(door, window) → zuschlagen, zuknallen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
slam
[slæm]2. vt
a. (door, lid) → sbattere
to slam sth shut → chiudere qc sbattendolo/a
to slam down the phone → buttare giù la cornetta
to slam sth (down) on the table → sbattere qc sul tavolo
to slam on the brakes → frenare di colpo
to slam the door in sb's face → sbattere la porta in faccia a qn
to slam sth shut → chiudere qc sbattendolo/a
to slam down the phone → buttare giù la cornetta
to slam sth (down) on the table → sbattere qc sul tavolo
to slam on the brakes → frenare di colpo
to slam the door in sb's face → sbattere la porta in faccia a qn
b. (criticize) → stroncare
3. vi (door, lid) → sbattere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slam
(slӕm) – past tense, past participle slammed – verb1. to shut with violence usually making a loud noise. The door suddenly slammed (shut); He slammed the door in my face.
2. to strike against something violently especially with a loud noise. The car slammed into the wall.
noun (the noise made by) an act of closing violently and noisily. The door closed with a slam.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
slam
→ يُغْلِقُ بِعُنْفٍ prásknout smække zuschlagen βροντώ dar un portazo paiskata claquer zalupiti sbattere バタンと閉める (...을) 쾅 닫다 smijten slamre igjen trzasnąć fechar com força захлопывать slå igen ปิดดังปัง çarpmak đóng sầm 猛力关上Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
slam
vt (pret & pp slammed; ger slamming) (fam, drugs) inyectarse (drogas)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.