Slam (Noun)
Meaning 1
The noise made by the forceful impact of two objects.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The slam of the car door echoed through the quiet neighborhood.
- The basketball player's dunk ended with a loud slam as the ball went through the hoop.
- The storm door's slam was so loud that it startled the sleeping baby.
- The slam of the waves against the shore was a soothing sound to the beachcomber.
- The slam of the garage door was a signal to the family that dad was home.
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Meaning 2
Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- Our team worked tirelessly to execute the grand slam and won all thirteen tricks.
- A grand slam bid means taking all the tricks and results in a maximum score for that round.
- Small slam bidding starts after at least six hearts are out.
- His declarer performance got weaker toward the slam of play during evening of trick eleven in end results round eight.
- The slam was declared right before North received that very key card and could make an ace with those other cards in hand two suit away.scalablytyped
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A forceful impact that makes a loud noise.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The door made a loud slam as it closed behind her.
- The car crash was accompanied by the slam of crunching metal and shattering glass.
- The boxer's fist connected with a loud slam to his opponent's jaw.
- The book fell to the floor with a slam, its pages fluttering wildly.
- The slam of the sledgehammer on the anvil echoed through the workshop.