slam : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: slam	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for slam
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slam n winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: slam, sweep] the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects a forceful impact that makes a loud noise 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" Synonym(s): shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe v close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: slam, bang] strike violently; "slam the ball" Synonym(s): slam, bang dance the slam dance Synonym(s): slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" Synonym(s): slam, flap down
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slam \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}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slam \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[84]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. [bd]He slammed to the door.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SLAM 1. {Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling}. 2. A continuous simulation language. ["SLAM - A New Continuous Simulation Language", N.A. Wallington et al, in SCS Simulation Council Proc Series: Toward Real-Time Simulation (Languages, Models and Systems), R.E. Crosbie et al eds, 6(1):85-89 (Dec 1976)]. (1995-03-03)